In a tragic road accident on Friday, at least three persons, including a patient and a driver, died on the spot and three others sustained critical injuries as an ambulance in which they were heading towards Cuttack from Bardwan district of West Bengal collided head-on with a truck on NH-16 near Dahisada under Soro police station limits.
While two among the three deceased were identified as Parthasarathi Das (the patient) and Talpada Paral (driver), the identity of the rest was yet to be ascertained.
According to local sources, the injured persons identified as Ashok Mandal, Dhananjay Das and Subir Das were shifted to the SCB Medical College and Hospital Cuttack after their initial admission in a nearby community health centre at Soro as their condition deteriorated.
All of them are from Pasadi of Burdwan district.
Soro police station IIC Kartik Malik said the wreckages were removed from the road and traffic was restored. A case has been registered in connection with the mishap, he added.
The mishap occurred in the wee hours around 4 am and it is believed that the driver of the ambulance might have dozed off while driving.
The ambulance heading towards Cuttack jumped off the road divider and collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction, sources informed.