Three persons, including a woman, were killed in a head-on collision between a car and a truck at Naval Square near Balugaon in Khordha district on Sunday.
The deceased were identified as Uma Maheswar Pal, his wife Gitanjali and car driver Santosh Das, reports said.
While the couple hailed from Bhubaneswar, the driver was a native of Sijua on the outskirts of the capital city.
Reportedly, the accident occurred when the car carrying them from Bhubaneswar to Brahmapur collided head-on with the lorry coming from the opposite direction.
While the driver of the truck fled the spot, Naval police station personnel are investigating the incident.