Boudh, April 20 -- In an extremely unfortunate turn of events, two girls had a narrow escape while their parents were run over by a speeding ambulance resulting in their death on the spot in Odisha's Boudh district.

The deceased were identified as Mitu Behera and Manorama Behera.

As per reports, the couple parked their two-wheeler on Kiyakata overbridge and the children stepped out to gaze at the river. Just while they were looking down from the bridge, a speeding ambulance hit the husband-wife duo from behind killing them on the spot.

Locals nearby rushed the bleeding couple to Boudh hospital but doctors declared them dead on arrival. Further investigation is underway.

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