At least four persons were killed and four others sustained critical injuries as a truck hit a Bolero MUV by which they were travelling at Bangiriposhi ghat in Mayurbhanj district on Thursday night.
According to reports, an iron ore-laden truck was descending from the ghat when it collided with the Bolero killing four occupants of the vehicle.
Till last reports came in, the deceased were yet to be identified.
On being informed about the mishap, Fire Services personnel rushed to the spot and rescued the injured from the badly mangled vehicle.
The victims were admitted to the Bangiriposhi hospital.
The accident and subsequent rescue operation affected movement of vehicles on the road for quite some time.