Ten people die in road accident in Odisha

Bhubaneswar:Ten people including seven members of a marriage party died in two separate road accidents in Odisha in the last 24 hours.
In a shocking incident, seven members of a marriage party were killed, four others injured, and one was missing after the vehicle they were travelling in fell into a canal late Thursday night.
All the deceased belonged to Baradhara village under Lakhanpur block of Jharsuguda district and two of the deceased are brothers belonging to a family.
Sources said the two injured were admitted to Sambalpur District headquarters hospital. All six bodies were kept at the Sambalpur district headquarters hospital.
The vehicle carrying 11 members of the marriage party was returning from Paramapur village of Sambalpur to Baradhara village under Lakhanpur block in Jharsuguda district when the mishap took place.
The cause of the accident is not yet known. The driver of the vehicle is missing. It is not known whether he is absconding after the accident. Efforts are on to trace him.
A clear picture about the accident will be known only after the driver is traced.
Giving the details, one of the survivors said there were 11 people in the vehicle. The vehicle left soon after they took their dinner.
Although around 80 members of the marriage party had accompanied the groom in five to six vehicles for the marriage, the ill-fated vehicle left the marriage venue first soon after they took their dinner even before the marriage rituals started.
In the second incident, three youths aged 19 to 20 died in the wee hours of Friday when their motorcycle hit a roadside tree in Komanda Pathar village, within Odagaon Police Station limits.
Sources said all three youths belonged to the Maheswarpur area.
The accident occurred when the youths were returning home after visiting the Ramanavami Yatra.