Tag: Nh 55

Angul: In tragic incident, three students of a private engineering college riding a motorcycle were killed after a head-on collision with a bus near Hulursingha Chhak on NH-55 late last night. While two of the deceased were identified as residents of Jharkhand, one belonged to Angul. They were students of Adarsh Engineering College. The mishap […]

Athgarh: Barely a month after a wild elephant herd blocked the Cuttack-Angul national highway (NH-55) here, the pachyderms once again created panic among the locals and travellers by disrupting vehicular traffic between the two towns for more than an hour on Sunday. Around eight jumbos stood ground on the NH at Bali Baula square near […]

Dhenkanal:  At least two persons were killed and five critically injured when a bus collided with a truck on NH-55 at Gudiakateni in Dhenkanal district during wee hours on Monday. The identities of the two deceased are yet to be ascertained as the police have began probe into the mishap. The five critically injured persons […]

Athagarh: Road traffic on the NH-55 at Kapursingh under Gurudijhatia police limits was disrupted as locals staged a road blockade protesting the frequent elephant attack at Brahmanabasta village under Athagarh sub-division today. Hundreds of vehicles, including bus and trucks were stranded on both sides of the road. Notably, one Prashant Khuntia was attacked by an […]

Sambalpur: Two persons died when a van they were travelling in dashed against a roadside tree at Gargadbahal village under Jujumura police limits on NH-55 in Sambalpur district today. The accident occurred on the Sambalpur-Redhakhol national highway. One of the deceased is the driver of the van. Later, police reached the spot and started investigation […]

Athagarh: In a tragic incident, an elderly man of Bali village under the Khuntuni range was trampled to death by a wild elephant in today morning. The deceased, identified as Gopal Sahu, was attacked by the pachyderm while he has gone outside to attend nature’s call. Following the death of the elderly villager, locals blocked […]

Dhenkanal: Two unidentified miscreants fired at an employee of a petrol pump near Balaramprasad village on National Highway-55 and looted Rs 8 lakh cash from him this morning. Reports said Pratap Prusty, an employee of Nilamadhab Filling Station at Gudiakateni, was going on a bike to the State Bank of India (SBI)’s branch at Hindol […]

Sambalpur: In a disconsolate road mishap, four people were killed and one was injured critically when a car in which they were travelling hit a road side tree at Pradhanpalli near NH 55 under Charamala police station here in the wee hours of Saturday. The injured was rushed to Redhakhol hospital and later shifted to […]

Angul: Four passengers including three women were killed while six others critically injured after the Bolero they were travelling in collided with a bus near Katada on National Highway-55 under Jarapada police limits in Angul district late Monday night. Three women and the driver of the Bolero died on the spot while six other occupants […]