In a tragic incident, three persons of a family, including a woman, were killed and two others sustained critical injuries as the car by which they were travelling fell off a bridge near Jharamunda Chhak under Jharbandh block in Bargarh district on Tuesday morning.
The injured were admitted to the Bargarh District Headquarters Hospital.
According to reports, the mishap took place when the victims were returning to Jharbandh from Bhubaneswar after completion of their passport verifications.
The driver of the ill-fated car lost control over the wheels, following which it hit the parapet of the bridge and skidded off killing three persons on the spot and grievously injuring the two others.
On being informed, police reached the spot and seized the bodies.
In another road mishap in the State on the day, drivers of two trucks were killed after the two vehicles collided head on at Anandpur-Satkosia Ghat in Keonjhar district early morning.