Bhubaneswar: Four persons were killed and two were critically injured in two separate road accidents in Cuttack and Kalahandi district Saturday.
In the first accident, three class X students were killed when the bike they were riding collided head-on with a van near Rana Sankha under Banki police limits of Cuttack district.
The students were returning from Chakuleswar village after attending their tuition when the accident took place.
After the accident, local people rushed all three to Banki hospital. However, the doctor declared two of them dead. The third student was shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack but he died while undergoing treatment, sources said.
In another separate incident, one girl was killed and her mother and uncle were critically injured while a truck hit their scooter from behind while they were returning to their village Dulkibandh under Kalampur police limits of Kalahandi district.
The accident took place when the victims were returning after attending the ‘Shraddha’ function of one of their relatives.
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