Dabugaon: A couple was killed after the car they were travelling in rammed into a roadside tree near Jhariguda under Dabugaon police limits in Nabarangpur district Friday.
The deceased were identified as Sushant Panigrahi, 50, and his wife, Minakshi, 45, residents of Nabarangpur.
According to reports, the couple was travelling from Umarkot to Nabarangpur in their car when the driver reportedly lost control of the vehicle near Jhariguda, causing it to crash into a tree.
Residents rescued them and, with the assistance of fire services personnel, took them to Dabugaon Community Health Centre, where doctors declared them dead.
The deceased’s younger brother Santosh Panigrahi lodged a written complaint at Dabugaon police station. Police registered a case and launched an investigation. The bodies will be handed over to the family after post-mortem, according to sources.