Despite the State Government claiming of taking various measures to curb road accidents, nine people lost their lives in separate road mishaps in various parts of the State on Wednesday.
At Gosainnuagaon Square in Ganjam district, a bus hit a motorcycle from the rear killing four of a family and injuring another. Sources said while Santosh Gouda of Bantapalli Kachadapalli Village was going by the bike, the bus hit them.
Santosh’s son and daughter died at the spot. He and his wife and their younger two-year-old son were rushed to the hospital. But the couple succumbed to their injuries while the boy was struggling for his life.
The driver of the bus fled from the spot after the accident. Police are investigating into the incident.
In another accident at Tangi in Khordha district, a car rammed into the rear of a truck on NH-16. Three persons died at the spot while three injured were rushed to the Tangi hospital. The car was on its way to Brahmapur.
In the third mishap at Nandighor in Odagaon block of Nayagarh district, a woman and her son were killed when a bus dashed against the motorbike in which they were travelling.