Tag: Road Accident

Bhubaneswar: In a startling revelation, an eye witness of the car accident in which an OUAT student was killed, claimed today that the person arrested by the police is not the one who was driving the vehicle when the accident occurred. Moreover, the eye witness also revealed that there were two persons inside the vehicle […]

Bhubaneswar: Hours after the students of OUAT staged road blockade at Siripur square here demanding action in connection with a road accident which led to the death of a student, Police carried out raid at Siddharth Construction which owns the mishap causing vehicle and examined the papers of the car. A notice was also served […]

Paralakhemundi: People of Narayanpur village in Gajapati district are in a state of shock following the tragic death of three students who died in a road accident this afternoon. According to reports, three students of Narayanpur High School—Ricky Bhuhan (Class X), Rohit Pradhan (Class IX) and Niranjan Lima (Class IX)—had gone to Gandahati waterfall on […]

Balasore: Tension erupted in Santaragadia in Nilagiri area of Balasore district following the death of boy after being hit by a truck this morning. Following the incident, irate locals stated a road blockade demanding compensation for the kin of the deceased. They also set the truck on fire and vandalised a nearby liquor shop. “The […]

Bhawanipatna: Vehicular movement on Bhawanipatna-Dharmagarh highway in Kalahandi district was disrupted today as locals staged a road blockade protesting death of a person in a road accident at Kashibahal last night. The angry locals staged the road blockade by keeping the dead body on the road. They demanding adequate compensation for the family members of […]

Dhenkanal: Tension ran high in Bhuban area of Dhenkanal district last night as some angry locals torched an oil tanker that had caused an accident leading to the death of a youth in evening. Sources said an oil tanker had dashed a motorcycle at Palas Pithia under Bhubana police limits in Dhenkanal district last evening. […]

Jajpur: In a tragic incident, four persons, including two women were killed when a car hit a stationary truck from behind at Jarka in Jajpur district during the wee hours today. The identities of the deceased are yet to be identified. Sources said the car that was going towards Bhubaneswar from West Bengal dashed against […]

Mohana: Two persons were killed while another injured when a truck laden with corns overturned at Taptapani Ghati here in Ganjam district today. The driver of the truck is among the deceased. Sources said the truck, which was going towards Berhampur from Chandragiri, turned turtle as its driver lost control over the vehicle. The injured […]

Athagarh: Over 30 persons were injured when a picnic bus carrying them hit a hyva truck at Khuntuni Bazaar in Cuttack district in the wee hours today. Condition of five of them is stated to be critical. All injured belong to Motalibandha village under Balianta police limits in Khurdha district. All the injured were admitted […]

Bhadrak: Two youths were killed in a road accident at Charampa in Bhadrak district last night. The deceased were identified as Sanjay Kumar Goswami and Ajay Samal. The accident occurred when their bike collided with a truck. Some locals rescued the two in critical condition and admitted them to the district headquarters hospital (DHH). The […]

Rourkela: A petrol pump owner was killed in a road accident on NH-143 near Darjing under Lahunipara police station in Sundargarh district this morning. The deceased was identified as Lal Mohan Mahali. When Lal Mohan was going to the petrol pump on his bike at around 8 AM, a 10 wheeler iron-laden truck going towards […]

Balasore: At least 21 persons were injured, two of them critically, when a passenger bus had head-on collision with a truck on NH-60 at Mirigi Mundi Chhak under Rupsa police limits in Balasore district today. The driver of the truck is also among the injured persons, who were admitted to the Balasore hospital. The incident […]

Athagarh: A person was killed when the bike he was riding on collided with a dumper near a petrol pump on Ansupa road under Athagarh police station in Cuttack district this morning. The person died on the spot. However, the identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained. The Athagarh police sent the body […]

Konark: The branch manager of State Bank of India (SBI) Nayahat branch died in a road accident at Nimapara Dolabedi Chhak in Puri district today. The deceased was identified as houdhury Harihar Gajendra Mohapatra of Nuagaon. The incident occurred when the bike he was riding on had a head-on collision with a speeding truck. Harihar, […]

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 […]