Phulbani: One person was charred to death and three others suffered burn injuries, after a speeding car collided head-on with an autorickshaw in Kandhamal district Saturday, police said.
The accident occurred near Dadpaju village on the outskirts of Phulbani town. Following the collision, both vehicles caught fire, they said.
A fire services team from Phulbani rushed to the spot, rescued the injured and doused the flames, a police officer said.
The driver of the autorickshaw died on the spot, while the car driver fled the scene, he said.
The injured were taken to a local hospital, where the condition of three persons was stated to be critical, an attending doctor said.
The Phulbani Sadar Police have launched an investigation into the incident.
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