Four persons were killed while ten others sustained critical injuries in separate road mishaps in Kendrapada, Nayagarh and Jagatsinghpur districts on Monday.
In Kendrapada, three persons were killed and five others sustained critical injuries after an SUV collided with a truck at Katia Chhak on the Cuttack-Chandbali road due to poor visibility as dense fog engulfed most parts of the district.
While three of them died on the spot, the injured were rushed to hospital by the locals. The identities of the deceased were yet to be ascertained. Later, getting information police rushed to the spot and started an investigation into the incident.
In another mishap, three persons suffered critical injuries after an ambulance by they were travelling met with an accident near Daspalla Dam Chhak in Nayagarh district. All the injured were rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital for treatment.
Sources said the ambulance was reportedly on its way to pick a patient when the mishap occurred.
In yet another incident, one person was killed while two others sustained critical injuries when an two-wheeler by which they were travelling rammed into a tree near Rahadinga Chhak on the Jaipur road in Jagatsinghpur district. The injured were rushed to District Headquarters Hospital.
Following the mishap, locals staged a road blockade demanding compensation for the kin of the deceased.