As many as four persons have been killed in road accidents in two districts of the State.
Two persons lost their lives after a car by which they were travelling fell off the Luhasankha bridge in the Jatni area of Khordha district late on Saturday night.
The deceased were identified as Narendra Guru and Jitendra Nayak, both residents of Salia Sahi in Bhubaneswar. The duo was returning to Bhubaneswar by a Toyota Innova after watching the Ganesh Mahotsav at Jatni. At around 11.45 pm, the driver of the vehicle lost control over the wheels, following which it fell from the bridge into a drain.
While Narendra and Jitendra drowned in the drain, the driver, identified as Abhimanyu Behera, managed to save himself coming out of the drain, after which he sought the help of locals to come to the rescue of the others. Being informed by the locals, Fire Services personnel reached the spot and recovered the dead bodies from the drain. The vehicle was later dragged out of the drain using a crane.
In the other incident, two persons died after a motorcycle by which they were travelling collided head-on with a Bolero SUV at Dulukibandha Chhak in the Dharmagarh area of Kalahandi district. While one of them died on the spot, another succumbed to injuries on the way to hospital.