At least four persons were killed and two injured in a road accident at luhasila under Gorumahisani block in Mayurbhanj district on Monday evening. The accident occurred when a bore well drilling truck overturned after the driver lost control over the vehicle. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital.
In another mishap, three persons were killed near a bridge on the river Brahmani at Jaraka in Jajpur district late on Monday night when a pickup van heading towards Bhadrak collided with a police van coming from the opposite side. The driver of the pickup van was burnt alive as the van caught fire under the impact of the collision.
Two injured passengers, who were inside the van, were rushed to the Government Hospital at Dharmashala. While one of them succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, the other one died on the way to the SCB Medical College Hospital, Cuttack. The identities of the deceased were yet to be ascertained.