Two Bol Bam devotees were killed and 10 others seriously injured when an SUV (Bolero) carrying them was hit by a truck near Duarasuni Ghat under the Bangiriposi police limits in Mayurbhanj district late on Friday night.
The deceased were identified as Ranjit Ram and Sibu Sahoo, who were residents of Handa village in the Bangiriposi area.
The injured were admitted to the Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College Hospital here.
Reports said a group of Bol Bam devotees were travelling to Gupteswar to pour holy water on Lord Shiva during this auspicious month of Shraavana. The truck collided head on with the SUV, killing two devotees on the spot.
The truck driver was also critically injured in the mishap. Locals with the help of police and Fire Services personnel rescued the truck driver and the injured persons trapped in the SUV and rushed them to the hospital.