Sambalpur: Two persons were killed and another sustained critical injury in a head-on collision between a van and a motorcycle in Mahulpali area of Odisha’s Sambalpur district on Monday.
The deceased have been identified as Chinmay Thakur and Gagan Patra of Chheprabeda village under the jurisdiction of Kuchinda police station. The injured person, Shishir Thakur, was rushed to Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Burla, for treatment.
Sources said the accident took place when the three were returning on a bike after a visit to Gudguda waterfall. Their bike reportedly collided head-on with a pickup van on Kusumi road.
After receiving information, a police team visited the spot, seized the vehicles involved, and initiated an investigation to ascertain the exact cause of the accident.
