Three persons were killed in a road accident under Bonei sub-division as an unknown vehicle dashed their bike during wee hours on Saturday.
Sources said three persons on a bike (No.OD-14C-2939) had come to Rourkela for some work. They were returning their home on Friday night when a vehicle hit their bike at Barghat Jalatola under Chandiposh police station. All three died on the spot.
The Chandiposh police rushed to the spot and sent the deceased to the Rourkela Government Hospital. They were identified as Tapan Samanta (32), Sagar Naik (23) and Nrupa Samanta (28), all residents of Kaleiposh, lahunipada under Bonei sub division. After conducting post mortem, the bodies were handed over to their family members on Saturday evening. The police are now trying to identify the unknown vehicle and police are suspecting a truck or a bus might have dashed the bike.