At least five people were killed and several others were injured, six of them seriously, in three separate road accidents in the State on Sunday and Monday.
According to reports, a passenger was killed and several others were injured when a bus overturned near Padmanavpur in Jajpur district on Sunday. Angry locals blocked the road following the mishap.
In another incident, two persons were killed when a speeding truck had a head-on collision with their bike near Jarpada in Angul district on Monday morning. The identities of the deceased were yet to be ascertained.
In Ganjam district also, two passengers were killed and six others seriously injured when a private bus overturned at Jirabadi on Monday morning.
According to reports, a private bus, Dadhibaman, was on its way from Buguda to Jagannathprasad when it overturned after the driver lost control over the vehicle. While two passengers died on the spot, six others were seriously injured. Police reached the spot and rushed the injured passengers to the MKCG Medical College Hospital where their conditions were stated to be critical