Dhenkanal: In a tragic road accident, three persons were killed after a heavy vehicle dashed against their scooter in Rason area on the old Kataka-Sambalpur road in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district.
According to preliminary information, the mishap took place near Kottam under the jurisdiction of Rasol police station in the district late on Sunday night when three young men were travelling on a scooter.
After hitting the scooter, the heavy vehicle fled the spot. Locals rescued the victims and shifted them to Dhenkanal District Headquarters Hospital (DHH). While two of them were declared dead, another youth was shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Kataka. However, he succumbed to his injuries later.
Sources said the victims were returning from Bhubaneswar when the mishap took place. Further details are awaited.