At least three persons were killed and five others injured in two road accidents in Odisha’s Bhadrak and Sambalpur districts Saturday, police said.

In Sambalpur, one person was killed and five others were critically injured after an ambulance with a patient and his relatives on board hit a truck on National Highway-55 near Phuljharan area under the Jujumura Police Station limits, a senior officer said.

The deceased was identified as ambulance attendant Manabhanjan Sahu, he said.

The accident took place when the ambulance was going to VIMSAR in Burla from Boudh district, the officer said.

“The ambulance attendant died on the spot, and five others suffered injuries. They were taken to a nearby hospital,” the officer said.

In another incident in Bhadrak district, two persons died when a

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