Three persons were killed and as many injured critically when an auto-rickshar in which they were travelling collied with a van at Raisuan bazar near here in Keonjhar district, police said today.
The mishap occurred when the auto collided head on with a chicken-laden van causing serious injuries to six persons yesterday.
All the injured persons were taken to the district headquarters hospital here where the doctors declared three of them brought dead.
Later, all the injured persons were shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) at Cuttack as their condition deteriorated, police said.
