In a tragic mishap, two persons, including an eight-month-old baby, died while four others suffered critical injuries following a head-on collision between an auto rickshaw and a truck in Cuttack district on Friday.
The identities of the deceased and the injured victims were yet to be ascertained.
As per reports, the auto carrying seven persons including the driver was heading on the Narasinghpur-Khuntuni State Highway-65 when the truck coming from the opposite direction rammed into it near Bharat Gas in Panchagaon within the Tigria police limits.
Under the impact of the collision, the auto overturned on a vendor selling fish nearby. The latter reportedly suffered injuries too. Locals rushed the victims to SCB Medical College Hospital, where two of them including the baby were declared dead. The others were undergoing treatment.
On getting information, police reached the spot and started an investigation.