n Two persons were killed and another sustained critical injuries as car by which they were travelling collided head-on with a truck on National Highway-16 near Mukundabindha village under the Panikoili police station in Jajpur district on Thursday.
The mishap occurred when car was trying to overtake another vehicle but hit the truck which was coming from opposite direction. Locals rescued occupants from badly mangled car and rushed them to the District Headquarters Hospital where two were declared dead.
Till last reports came in, identities of deceased were yet to be ascertained. Police have seized car and truck, and started investigation into incident.