Puri: Two persons were killed and another seriously injured after the car in which they were travelling crashed into a roadside tree near Gop in Odisha’s Puri district Tuesday night, police said.
Konark police Wednesday said the car rammed into a mango tree after the driver fell asleep or lost control of the vehicle. The car from Konark was on the way to Bhubaneswar.
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The deceased were from Bhubaneswar and Niali area, police said. The injured driver was initially admitted to Gop Hospital and later shifted to a hospital in Bhubaneswar, police added.
“We have sent the bodies for post-mortem. A case has been registered and investigation is on,” police said.
PTI
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