Dhenkanal: A tragic road accident on the Old Cuttack-Sambalpur Road near Kottam under Rasol police station limits in Dhenkanal district claimed three lives.
According to reports, an unidentified vehicle hit a scooty the youths are travelling in and fled the spot. Two of them died on the spot, while one sustained critical injuries. Locals rescued the victims and with the help of 108 ambulance shifted them to Dhenkanal District Headquarters Hospital (DHH).
The critically injured youth has been identified as Sikshya Prasad Sahu of Tala Sahi under Rasol police limits. As his condition was critical, he was later shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Kataka. He, however, succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at SCB, taking the death toll to three.
Meanwhile, though the identity of the two deceased youths is yet to be ascertained, they are said to be residents of College Chhak area of Angul district.
Sources said the victims were returning from Bhubaneswar when the mishap took place.
