In Orissa, at least seven people were killed and five others seriously injured in a road accident on Monday. The mishap took place when a jeep carrying 15 people collided with a truck, 12 kilometres away in Bhalubahal. The victims were travelling from Nayagarh to Sambalpur. The seriously injured have been admitted to VSS Medical College Hospital at Burla and the condition of some of them is said to be critical. 15 passengers were travelling in the ill-fated jeep.