From correspondents in Orissa, India, 10:03 PM IST

At least three people, including a minor, were killed and eight others injured when a boat carrying 11 people capsized in a reservoir in Orissa's Jagatsinghpur district, police said Thursday.

The boat capsized in the reservoir of Paradip Phosphate Limited in Paradip town at about 7.30 p.m. Wednesday, sub-divisional police officer S.K. Das told IANS.

The accident occurred when company employees were taking a boat ride with their families.

Paradip is about 200 km from here.

While two dead bodies were retrieved Wednesday, a rescue team recovered the body of the minor Thursday, he said.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)