At least seven people were killed and over 15 sustained injuries in three separate accidents across Odisha on Sunday, officials said.
Three people were killed on NH-55 under the Dhanupali police station limits in Sambalpur district. The accident occurred when the car in which they were travelling rammed into a stationary truck, police said.
Following the accident, locals, along with police, rushed to the spot and rescued the injured trapped inside the car. While the driver died on the spot, two others succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment at Burla Medical College and Hospital.
In the second incident, two members of a family were killed in an accident at Binika in Sonepur district. The duo died after the bike on which they were riding hit a van, a police officer said.
The bodies have been for autopsy, he said.
In the third incident, two people, reportedly friends, riding a motorcycle, died in an accident underthe Banarpal police station area in Angul district.
In a separate incident, more than 15 people sustained injuries after a head-on collision between a minibus and a van at Jhatipitia under Digapahandi police station limits in Ganjam district on Sunday.
The police and fire services team rescued the injured passengers and shifted them to a local hospital.
One person died while another sustained injuries after their bike plunged nearly 25 feet from a bridge near Mahendragarh under R Udayagiri police station limits in Gajapati district on Saturday night.
