A deadly collision between a car and a truck on NH-55 near Nimabahali under the Motanga police limits in Dhenkanal district on Sunday night claimed lives of three persons of a family.
The deceased were identified as Gobinda Chandra Tripathy (52) of Sadashivpur village under Odapada block, his wife Monalisa (47) and their 25-year-old son Saurav Tripathy, an employee of the Mahanadi Coalfields limited (MCl).
According to reports, the tragedy took place while the trio was returning home by a car from the Bhubaneswar airport. A speeding truck collided head on with their car, killing the three on the spot.
The driver of the truck fled the spot with the vehicle after the accident. On being informed, police reached the spot and seized the bodies for postmortem.