At least four persons died and 30 sustained injuries in two separate road accidents in Angul and Keonjhar districts on Sunday night.
According to reports, a bus carrying passengers to Brahmapur from Hirakud rammed into a stationary SUV and overturned at Kiakata Chhak in Angul district.
While two occupants of the SUV died on the spot under the impact of the collision, 30 passengers of the bus sustained injuries.As many as six of them who were critically injured were admitted to VIMSAR in Burla while other victims are undergoing treatment at the Boudh District Headquarters Hospital. On the other hand, an iron ore laden truck hit another truck from rear on NH-20 near Biragobindapur Chhak under Ghasipura police station in Keonjhar district killing two persons on the spot.
Driver and helper of a truck were changing the tyre of the vehicle when the iron ore laden truck collided with it. The two died on the spot. Police have sent the bodies for postmortem.