2 killed, 1 injured as car hits stationary truck on Bhubaneswar outskirt

As many as two persons were killed in a tragic incident on Bhubaneswar outskirt near Pahala late Saturday night. The deceased are reportedly from Jajpur and Bhadrak.

One person was also critically injured in the accident. He has been admitted to SCB Medical College and Hospital where he is currently undergoing treatment.

As per reports, the car carrying three persons was en route to Bhubaneswar from Cuttack when it rammed the stationary truck near Pahala. As a result, while two persons died on the spot, another one sustained critical injuries.

“He had called his elder brother on Saturday night. We came to know about the accident this morning and rushed to the spot only to find him dead. We are in a state of shock after the incident,” said a relative of the deceased.

“One of the deceased Sushil Kar is my neighbour. He had transport business. He bought vegetables and delivered at his home yesterday. He was going with his friends in the car when the accident happened near Pahal,” said a neighbour of one deceased.

A Tragic Friday- December 1

Notably, as many as 17 people lost their lives in separate road accidents on Friday when the State was observing the first day of the zero fatality week. 

Eight people were killed when a van they were travelling in collided with a stationary truck near Balijodi under the Ghatagaon Police limits of Keonjhar district.

Similarly, three people died in three separate road mishaps at Gelpur in Bhadrak, Chinimahula in Sambalpur, and Anandapur in Keonjhar. 

Later in the evening, six more people lost their lives in separate road mishaps across the State.

It is a matter of concern that despite several awareness programmes organised by Odisha government, the number of deaths due to road accidents is hardly decreasing in the State.