India News | Three Killed in Road Accident in Odisha
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Three people were killed in a road accident in Odisha's Jajpur district on Saturday after a heavy vehicle hit a motorcycle carrying them, police said.
Jajpur (Odisha), May 13 (PTI) Three people were killed in a road accident in Odisha's Jajpur district on Saturday after a heavy vehicle hit a motorcycle carrying them, police said.
The accident happened in the early hours on National Highway-16 near Kadhei Chhak within the jurisdiction of the Badachana police station of the district when the three were travelling to Puri on the bike to visit the Jagannath temple.
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All of them died on the spot.The police identified the deceased as Abhisekh Sara (23) and Anchal Sahu (26), both residents of the Jajpur district, and Debashish Nayak (26), a resident of the Cuttack district.
The police registered a case in connection with the incident and initiated an investigation, the Inspector-in-Charge (IIC) of Badachana police station said.
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