At least five people were killed and two others injured in separate road accidents in Odisha's Nuapada and Bhadrak districts on Monday, police said.
In Nuapada, four people, including a minor, were killed and a woman sustained serious injuries after the motorcycle they were all traveling on was hit by a speeding truck on NH-353 between Udyanbandha and Krishna villages, a police officer said.
Three people died on the spot, and another succumbed to the injuries at a hospital.
The identities of the deceased and the injured were not immediately known but it is suspected that the injured woman may be the mother of the deceased minor.
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In another incident, a man died and his wife was critically injured after the car in which they were traveling dashed into a concrete mixer machine off NH-16 near Rahanja Chhak in Bhadrak district.
The deceased was identified as Surendra Sahu (45), an employee of the Electricity Department and a native of Asurali area in the district. His wife Sudhansubala (40), was seriously injured in the accident while their three-year-old daughter survived the crash unhurt, police added.
