Banki: In a tragic incident, two Class-10 students were killed, and another one was critical in a road accident here in Odisha's Cuttack district.

The deceased students have been identified as Soham Nayak and Amyansu Piroi. The injured student was Abinash Nayak. All three are the residents of Harirajpur village in Banki.

According to reports, three Class-10 students had been to a coaching centre for the study. While returning to their village on a motorcycle at around 10 am, a speeding pickup van hit their vehicle near Ransankha on Cuttack-Banki main road, killing two on the spot.

The injured student was rushed to Banki Sub-Divisional Hospital, from where he was shifted to the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack for treatment. His condition is stated to be critical.

The local police seized the pickup van and initiated a probe into the incident.