Bhubaneswar, February 8: Two members of an Odisha-based family were killed and five others were critically injured after their car hit a stationary van on the National Highway from the rear near Nandigram of in Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh.

The mishap occurred while the family was travelling to seek medical treatment in Srikakulam district on Sunday.

The deceased have been identified as V Mohini and V Dalaya. Both succumbed to their injuries on the spot.

According to sources, the victim family belongs to Patisunapur village under Chikiti block of Ganjam district. They were taking a paralytic patient for medical treatment when the mishap occurred on the National Highway.

Sources said that the crash happened when a speeding car collided with a parked van on the roadside. The front of the car was completely wrecked.

Local residents alerted the police, who arrived promptly and launched rescue operations.

While two persons died on the spot five other family members sustained critical injuries in the accident. The five injured were rushed to Tekkali Government Hospital, where doctors said some of their conditions are critical. They are being transferred to other hospitals for further treatment.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi expresses grief over the death of the two people in road mishap in the neighbouring State and announced Rs 4 lakh compensation each to the next of the kin of the deceased.