Jajpur (Odisha): Three motor-cycle borne persons were killed early on Tuesday when their two-wheeler collided head-on with a truck on National Highway-16 in Odisha's Jajpur district.
While one of them died on the spot, two others succumbed to their injuries in the district headquarters hospital, a police official said.
According to Ajay Kumar Jena, the inspector-in-charge of Panikoili police station in the district, the truck, loaded with potatoes, was seized following the incident and its driver was arrested.
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"We have arrested the driver and seized his vehicle," said Jena.
"The bodies have been sent for post-mortem," he added.
