As many as six persons including three members of a family were killed in separate road mishaps in different parts of the State on Wednesday.
The three members of the family, man, his wife and their 24-year-old son, died when the motorbike by which they were going was hit by a coal-laden truck on National Highway-49 near Pipilimal in Jharsuguda district early in the morning.
The deceased were going to Kudaloi village from Belpahar when the tragedy took place. While the driver of the truck fled the spot, the Belpahar police seized the vehicle.
Later, locals blocked the NH demanding compensation for the family of the deceased. Brajrajnagar SDPO NC Dandsena said a compensation of Rs 1 lakh would be given by the truck owner to the deceased’s family members.
In another incident, two persons were killed and seven others injured when a four-wheeler by which they were travelling hit a roadside electric pole near Khirpada Chhak on the Baisinga-Manatri road in Mayurbhanj district.
The deceased were identified as Bijay Jena and Ramachandra Das. The injured persons were shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital at Baripada. All the victims were going to attend a marriage engagement ceremony.
In the third mishap, a person died while 10 others sustained injuries when a four-wheeler they were travelling in overturned near Budring Ghat in Gajapati district. The injured were admitted to a nearby hospital.