Baripada: Five persons were killed in separate road accidents in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district Monday, police said.
Both the accidents took place within Karanjia police station limits in the tribal-dominated district, they said.
A couple riding a motorcycle was killed after a head-on collision with an SUV near Bamanasala on National Highway-220.
“Both the husband and wife died on the spot,” SDPO Karanjia Nabakrushna Nayak said.
In another incident, a Udala-bound bus from Karanjia collided with a car near Kadadiha on the Thakurmunda-Karanjia road.
Three persons travelling in the car were critically injured and admitted to Karanjia sub-divisional hospital, where two were declared dead by a doctor.
Later, the injured, who was shifted to Keonjhar district headquarters hospital, also died.
The deceased have been identified as Pradip Balasamant, Nilamani Sahu and Madhu Balasamant, police said.