Tag: Road Accident

Dhenkanal: Around 50 bus passengers had a narrow escape when the vehicle turned turtle near Jharagadia today. The driver and other staff of the bus ‘Nilakantha’ fled the spot after the mishap. The ill-fated bus was going towards Angul from Cuttack. Local police reached the spot and started preliminary probe into the accident.

Jharsuguda: Tension ran high in Jharsuguda after locals blocked the NH-49 protesting the death of a person in a road accident here on Friday. According to sources, the incident took place today morning when a truck coming along the NH-49 hit a person at Khaliamala Chhak killing him on the spot. Irate over this, the […]

Angul: Two CISF personnel died in a road accident here at FCI square under Nalco police limits late on Friday night. The deceased identified as Prakash Dibakar and Jitendra were posted as CISF personnel at Nalco. Sources said, their motor cycle lost control and collided against a road divider. A speeding truck hit them as they fell […]

Jharsuguda: In an unfortunate and deadly road accident, a car driver was charred to death in the moving vehicle near Pradhanpara football field on Katujor-Pipilimal road under Belpahar police limits. According to sources, the incident occurred at around 7:30PM and the locals spotted the burning car and informed the police. Soon, police and fire tenders […]

Balasore: Irate locals blocked NH-60 near Phuladi Chhak under Sahadebkhunta police limits demanding an ex gratia for family of a villager, who was run over by a truck on the national highway this morning. They sought the district administration’s intervention in setting up of proper traffic management system at the chhak as five persons have […]

Rayagada: Six persons were injured when an ambulance hit a stationary pick-up van from behind near Siliguda in the wee hours today. The injured were rushed to a nearby hospital and their conditions are stated to be stable. The mishap occurred when the ambulance carrying the six persons including a patient on its way to […]

Sambalpur: One person died while 30 others have been injured when a bus carrying them turned turtle at Naksapalli on NH-55 late on Saturday night. Sources said, a bus named Jagabandhu which commutes between Bargarh and Bhubaneswar lost control near Naksapalli on Angul-Sambalpur national highway and toppled. The exact reason for the accident is yet […]

Boudh: One man was killed when a truck fell off a 20-feet bridge near Masanipada on National Highway- 57 in Boudh district last night. The deceased, who was the truck driver, is reported to be a resident of Khurda area. The incident took place when the truck going towards Bolangir from Khurda fell off the […]

Balangir: The dead bodies of four Odias, who were killed in a road accident in Gangtok recently, reached here late on Friday night. A pal of gloom descended on Talpalipada village of the district when the dead bodies arrived here for burial. The deceased have been identified as Michael Bag, his wife Minu Bag, daughter […]

Bolangir: In a tragic incident, four Odias including three members of a family died in a road accident at Gangtok in Sikkim. The deceased include a couple and their daughter of Talapalipada villlage of Bolangir district. According to sources four Odia families had gone to Gangtok for the summer vacation in two vehicles. One of […]

Sundergarh: Three youths were burnt alive as their car caught fire after colliding with a tree at Sukhajor under Lephripara PS in Sundergarh district late on Tuesday night. As per an eye witness, the speeding car lost control and crashed into a tree. Its engine caught fire and suddenly engulfed the whole vehicle. The three […]

Balasore/Dhenakal: As many as seven persons were killed and two critically injured in three separate accidents in Balasore and Dhenkanal districts today. Three persons were killed and a pregnant lady was critically injured when a ‘102’ ambulance, Janani Express, they were travelling in was hit by a truck from behind on NH-16 at Barungadia square […]

Soro/Berhampur: At least three persons were killed and five injured in two separate road accidents in Balasore and Ganjam districts last night. According to sources, a person was killed and five injured when a private bus dashed against a truck near Nayak Bandha Chhak at Soro in Balsore district late last night. Five persons were […]

Sambalpur: A driver and the helper of a trailer truck were charred to death following an accident near Charamal on NH-55. According to sources, the trailer truck hit a mini truck and overturned following which it overturned and caught fire. Sources informed that the driver of the mini truck has also been critically injured in […]

Keonjhar: A person was crushed to death while another sustained critical injuries when a speedy truck hit them on national highway (NH)-215 at Biragobindpur Chhak under Ghasipur police limits in Keonjhar district early this morning. The deceased was identified as Ramachandra Naik. The two were returning home after defecating in a nearby field. While they […]