India, July 20 -- In a tragic road mishap, three persons lost their lives and two others sustained injuries in a head-on collision between two SUVs near Sunabeda in Odisha's Koraput district late Saturday night.

The deceased have been identified as Bikash Patra, Dibya Ranjan Rana, and Asutosh Patra - all residents of Sunabeda town in Koraput.

The accident occurred around 11:15 PM on NH-26, when a mini SUV carrying four individuals from Similiguda to Sunabeda collided head-on with another SUV that was travelling from Koraput to Damanjodi, carrying a family.

While Bikash, Dibya, and Asutosh died on the spot, Kailash Harijan, who was also in the mini SUV, sustained critical injuries and was shifted to Visakhapatnam for treatment. The driv...