Road accident in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur kills 3, injures 5

Three persons were killed and five others injured Wednesday when a car collided head-on with a scooter on Cuttack-Paradip road in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district, police said.

All the three deceased, including a man and his son, were on the scooter.

Two of them died on the spot, police said. The collision took place near Pathuriagada area following which the four-wheeler was overturned and five of its occupants suffered injuries.

Protesting against the incident, local people staged a road blockade near the accident spot demanding adequate compensation for the families of those killed.