Boudh: A man was killed while his wife  and two children suffered grievous injuries after the family hailing from Chhattisgarh met a road mishap on their way back from Jagannath temple in Puri this afternoon.

The deceased has been identified as Deepak Bhader, a native of Raipur in Chhattisgarh.

Reportedly, Deepak, his wife and two daughters were returning in a four-wheeler after paying obeisance to Lord Jagannath in Puri Srimandir.

The accident took place when the car they were travelling in lost control and hit a divider near Harekrushnapur under Boudh police limits on NH-57.  While Deepak died on the spot, other occupants of the car were wounded severely. The injured were later rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.