Odishatv Bureau

Puri: Five persons were killed and three others injured after a truck collided head-on with an auto rickshaw on new Jagannath Sadak near Sukala in Puri last night.

The deceased and injured persons have been identified as the residents of Andalsingha village under Kanas block of the district.

As per sources, eight persons were returning after attending a funeral at Swargadwar in Puri when the auto they were travelling in was hit by a truck.

Four of them died on the spot and one succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at Puri District Headquarters Hospital (DHH). The condition of rest three is stated to be critical.

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