Three persons died after the motorcycle in which they were travelling collided head-on with a speeding car on National Highway-57 near Subalaya Square at Daspalla in Nayagarh district on Saturday. The deceased were identified as Gokula Nayak (28) of Patamala, Nirakara Jani (27) of Tamala Sahi and Deepak alias Manas Kumar Medinara (26) of Khandapada. The deceased were from Daspalla.