Bhubaneswar: Two people were killed and five others sustained injuries after an SUV veered off the road and crashed into a divider near Jamtal on National Highway 55 in Sambalpur district in the early hours of Saturday.
Sources said the driver lost control of the vehicle, causing it to ram into the road divider. The impact left seven occupants injured out of which two died. The injured are undergoing treatment at Burla Hospital.
Following the accident, Jujumura police rushed to the spot and launched an investigation. The bodies of the two deceased were shifted to Sadar Hospital in Sambalpur for post-mortem.
The identities of the victims were yet to be ascertained. Police said they are in the process of contacting the families of the deceased and are awaiting their arrival for identification.
