Three persons, including a woman, were and six others seriously injured when an SUV by which they were travelling hit a truck near Bairasar on the Balangir-Sonepur road on Sunday morning.
The deceased were identified as Pabitra Sahu, Tej Bag and Shakuntala Sahu. According to reports, 15 persons of Bhumer in the Patnagarh area of the district were going to Puri in the SUV when the ill-fated vehicle dashed against the stationary truck from rear.
While the three died on the spot under the impact of the collision, the injured oneswere rescued and admitted to the Bhima Bhoi Medical College Hospital here.