Three killed after car hits roadside tree in Koraput district

Bhubaneswar: Three persons were killed and three others critically injured after their car crashed into a tree along NH-326 in Odisha’s Koraput district Friday, police said.

The accident took place near Gaudguda Chhak under Baipariguda police limits in the district, police added.

According to police, six persons — five from a family — were travelling from Nayagarh to a relative’s home at Malkangiri to spend the summer vacation when the accident occurred.

Police suspect that the car veered off the road and hit a tree after the driver lost control.

On getting information, police reached the spot and sent the bodies for post-mortem examination and shifted the injured to the hospital.

PTI

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