Tragic road accident claims lives of three in Odisha’s Kandhamal

PHULBANI/BERHAMPUR: Three youths were killed after their motorcycle collided head-on with a car on Shreekala Ghat road near Daramaha under G Udayagiri police limits in Kandhamal district on Friday night.

The deceased have been identified as Shubham Nayak (21) of Kalinga village, Shankar Pradhan (19), and Shrihari Pradhan (21) of Gadingia village.

Sources said the accident occurred when the trio was travelling on a motorcycle from Katingia towards Raikia. Their bike collided head-on with a car coming from the opposite direction on Shreekala Ghat road. The impact was so severe that two youths were thrown approximately 50 feet along with the bike, while the third victim got trapped under the car.