Rourkela: Three members of a family were killed in a road mishap on the national highway at Rengalbedha under Koira police limits in Sundargarh district, Wednesday. Three other occupants of the car suffered serious injuries. The mishap occurred after the car they were travelling in crashed into a parked dumper on the side of the road. The deceased were identified as Supriya Nayak, 25, Piyush Nayak, 13 and Trishan Nayak, six.
The accident occurred around 3.00 am near Koira. Officials said that the family of Koira sarpanch Sandhyarani Nayak was returning from Keonjhar after participating in a marriage programme when the accident occurred. They were travelling in an SUV. IIC Koira, Manoranjan Kumar said, “Probably the driver had fallen asleep while driving.
As a result, he lost control of the vehicle and collided with the dumper. Three persons, one woman and two boys died on the spot due to the impact. Police said that the deceased were the grandsons and granddaughters of Sandhyarani. Police informed that Sandhyarani also suffered serious injuries and is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital here. Police also did not blame the parked vehicle for the mishap. “It had suffered a burst tire and hence it was parked on the side of the road. It did not hamper traffic movement,” Kumar stated. “Even though the driver of the SUV, Krishna Nayak is responsible for the accident, he escaped with minor injuries,” Kumar added.
RAJESH MOHANTY, OP
