Bhubaneswar: At least two persons including a woman were killed and eight others were injured when the auto-rickshaw in which they were traveling turned turtle near Panisal on the Ranipathar ghat road on the Boudh-Kandhamal district border at 3 o’clock in the afternoon today.
The deceased persons who died on the spot have been identified as Kumari Kanhar (50) and Gura Majhi (50) of Lukapada village in Karanjakata panchayat, reports said.
Fire Service personnel and 108 Ambulance staff rescued the injured and hastened them to the Community Health Center (CHC) at Puruna Katak.
The villagers were going to watch Thakurani Jatra when the mishap took place, reports added.
Local police have launched an investigation of the accident.