Keonjhar: A person was killed while six others sustained critical injuries after an auto-rickshaw they were travelling in collided with an ambulance near Jamunanda Chhak in Anandapur of Keonjhar district late last night.

The injured were admitted to Anandapur Sub-divisional Hospital hospital. A critically-injured woman was later shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack as her condition deteriorated.

Further details in connection with the incident are awaited.