2 killed, 3 hurt in mishap

Two persons were killed and three others including a woman seriously injured when a car hit a tree near Manikui village on Chandil-Kandra Road in adjoining Seraikela-Kharswan district, police said.

The victims were all returning home in Adityapur when the incident took place last night, police said.

While 27-year-old Dinbandhu Mandal and his cousin Jayprakash Mandal (26) were killed on the spot while three others including a woman sustained serious injuries, sources said.

A police team rushed to the spot and rushed the injured to Tata Main Hospital here, where they were admitted.