Keonjhar (Odisha), Jan 23 (PTI) At least two labourers were killed and another was injured on Tuesday after a large chunk of clay fell on them in Odisha's Keonjhar district when they were working in a drainage project there, police said.

The accident took place at Kamarajoda on the Joda-Bamebari Expressway under the Joda Police Station limits, an officer said.

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The deceased, identified as Arjun Lohar and Charan Lohar, were from Dalaka Hating village in the district.

Mukesh Sardar, the injured person, has been undergoing treatment at a hospital, he said.

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The district administration ordered a probe into the accident.

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