Two persons were killed and seven others injured when a Tata AC van hit a roadside tree near Nakajhari village under the Ghatagaon police on the Tara-Barahatipura road on Thursday afternoon.
The mishap occurred when a group of people were returning from the Kalimati Dam after a picnic.
Lightning strike claimed lives of as many as 12 persons in the State and left 14 others injured on Saturday, the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) said.
Among the deceased, four were from Khordha district, two from Balangir and one each from Angul, Boudh, Jagatsinghpur, Gajapati, Puri and