Baripada, Mar 2 (PTI) Three persons were killed and another seriously injured after two motorcycles in which they were travelling collided head-on in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Sunday, police said.

The accident took place on Karanjia-Khiching road near Mahadevsal, the police said.

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Among the deceased two were identified. They were Mataram Gagrai (60) and Rajat Kumar Chattar (26) while another deceased is yet to be identified, said Sumant Sethi, officer in-charge, Raruan police station.

Police have registered a case in this connection and sent the bodies for post-mortem. The injured person has been admitted to Karanjia sub-divisional hospital, he said.

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