The incident occurred when the van carrying over a dozen of villagers from Kerukocha collided head-on with a trailer last night, they said.
One person identified as Choterai Murmu was killed on the spot while three seriously injured were rushed to a nursing home in Baharagora, police said, adding, that one of the injured Sanatan Murmu succumbed to injuries late last night.
The two other injured were also referred to the government-run MGM hospital, he said.