Jharsuguda: Three youths from outside Odisha were killed in an accident on National Highway (NH) 49 in Jharsuguda district on Tuesday.
According to police, while the youths were going on a motorcycle from Kuchinda to Kolabira, their bike collided with a truck coming from opposite direction on the NH. The accident took place at Sanyasipalli Sqare under Kolabira police limits in the district.
While two of them died at the accident site, the third youth was rushed to local hospital by the locals. But he succumbed in the hospital.
The deceased youths were identified as Abhijit Pandey (25), Manu Ray (26) and Aman Ray (26). All of them belong to Bihar.
On being informed, the police rushed to the spot and sent the bodies for post-mortem. They have also informed the families of the victims.
