Angul/Nuapada/Anandpur: Three persons were killed while another sustained critical injuries in three separate road accidents in Angul, Nuapada and Keonjhar districts on Wednesday.
Deepak Behera, a native of Patanasahi in Angul district, died while another suffered injures after the motorcycle they were riding was hit by an unidentified vehicle near Baradei temple here.
The injured was admitted to Anandpur hospital for treatment.
The second incident was reported from Nuapada district, where driver of a sand-laden truck died after the vehicle overturned on National Highway-353 at Gotama area.
The deceased was identified as Rama Charan Sahu, a resident of Telipada area.
Similarly, another truck driver died when the vehicle skidded off the road and fell off a bridge on National Highway-20 near Belabahali in Keonjhar district.
The truck, carrying iron ore, was heading towards Paradip when the accident took place.
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