Two persons, including a woman, were killed in a road accident near Bahalda Chhak on the Ranchi-Vijaywada NH-220 in Mayurbhanj district on Sunday.
The incident took place when the driver of a pick-up van, which was passing through the Bahalda Market, lost control over the vehicle and the van skidded off the road and ran over a woman sitting on the roadside. The two died on the spot.
The deceased were identified as driver Fagu Bindhani (30) and Sumi Sardar (45). The woman was looking after her goats grazing on the roadside area.
Getting information, police rushed to the spot and sent the bodies for post mortem.