Boudh, Oct. 23 -- In a tragic mishap, at least three persons died while over 10 others sustained critical injuries following a deadly collision between a pickup van and Hyva truck on Boudh-Kandhamal border in Odisha late on Wednesday. The accident took place in Luising ghat within Ghantapada police limits late in the night.

As per reports, a pick-up van carrying 15 daily wage labourers was heading towards Baragaon in Kantamal when a Hyva truck coming from the opposite direction rammed into the vehicle. The workers onboard the van were returning home after road repair work in Kandhamal when the accident took place.

Hyva driver lost control leading to collision Preliminary investigation revealed that the Hyva truck driver could not regul...