Balangir: Three employees of Tata Power were killed when the SUV in which they were travelling collided head-on with a truck in Odisha’s Sonepur district on Wednesday evening.
Two other persons, who were in the truck, were critically injured in the accident which took place on Sonepur-Sambalpur road near Matupali Square under Ulunda police limits.
The deceased have been identified as Artatrana Purohit (40) and Sanjib Patra (40) of Gaudagaon under Ulunda police limits and Sushil Nayak (28) of Nayakpara village under Hikudi police outpost limits. They were returning to their office at Ulunda after collecting electricity bills in the evening when the mishap occurred. The collision was so severe that both vehicles overturned on the road.
Sushil, who was driving the four-wheeler, died on the spot while Artatrana and Sanjib were declared dead on arrival at Sonepur district headquarters hospital (DHH) and Ulunda hospital respectively. The driver and helper were also rushed to the DHH.
Police have seized both vehicles and launched an investigation.
