Speedy vehicle hits stationary vehicle; 4 members of family killed

Four members of a family, including three women, were killed when the car carrying them rammed into a stationary vehicle in Odisha's Sundargarh district, police said on Monday. The victims were on way to Biramitrapur from Bargarh around midnight on Sunday when the driver lost control at a sharp turn, said Inspector In-Charge of Badagaon Police Station, T Murmu.

While three persons died on the spot, another succumbed to injuries during treatment at Ispat General Hospital (IGH) here, he said. The driver of the car fled the scene soon after the mishap with minor injuries, police said, quoting eyewitnesses.

The deceased were identified as Sajan Agarwal, Urmila Agarwal, Neelam Agarwal and Sangita Agarwal, they said.