Bhubaneswar: In a tragic mishap, a woman and her newborn baby were killed as an auto-rickshaw was hit by an unknown vehicle at Khamarpada chhak on National Highway-5 in Kendrapara district early this morning.

Two others, including an ASHA worker, were critically injured in the mishap. They were all returning home from a hospital when the accident occurred.

Police have reached the spot and started investigation.