Three people were killed and three others sustained critical injuries in a road mishap in Keonjhar on Wednesday. While the identities of the victims are yet to be ascertained, the deceased include two men and one woman.
According to sources, the mishap occurred when the SUV they were travelling in rammed into a stationary truck at Barabanka Ghat road under Rugudi police limits in Keonjhar district.
The injured persons were rescued and immediately rushed to the Keonjhar district headquarters hospital (DHH).
According to sources, while negotiating the ghat road, the SUV hit the stationary truck.
Earlier, six persons were killed in a road mishap in Rayagada district.