couple was killed and three other persons sustained grievous injuries when the car by which they were travelling rammed into a roadside tree at Chari Chhak under the Purunacuttack police station in Boudh district on Wednesday morning. One of the deceased was identified as Surendra Nayak. The deceased were residents of Belaguntha in Ganjam district.
The injured were initially rushed to the Purunacuttack hospital and later shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) after their health condition worsened The mishap occurred when Surendra along with his wife and three relatives was on his way from Brahmapur in Ganjam district to Rourkela in Sundargarh district when the driver lost control over the wheels and the car hit a roadside tree. The couple died on the spot.
Fire Services personnel rushed the spot after receiving the information and rescued the injured from the badly mangled vehicle.The Purunacuttack police also reached the spot and sent the dead bodies for postmortem.
Police have also started an investigation to ascertain the exact reason behind the mishap. It is suspected that the driver of the car might have dozed off which led to the accident, said sources.