Tag: Road Accident

Bhubaneswar: At least three persons including a migrant labourer were killed while more than 17 persons sustained injuries in separate road mishaps in Odisha Tuesday morning. As per reports, a bus ferrying passengers from Navi Mumbai in Maharashtra to West Bengal collided with a gas tanker near Luhamunda under Handapa Police limits on NH-44 in […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha witnessed a significant reduction in the number of road accidents and fatalities since the implementation of amended Motor Vehicles (MV) Act across the country from September 1, 2019, informed State transport Minister Padmanabha Behera. According to data given by Behera, the number of road accidents have gone down by 355 (a reduction of […]

Colombo: Sri Lanka batsman Kusal Mendis was on Sunday arrested for knocking down a pedestrian while driving, police said. Mendis hit a 74-year-old man, killing him in the wee hours, in the Colombo suburb of Panadura. He is to be produced before a magistrate later today, police said. The 25-year-old wicket-keeper batsman has represented Sri […]

Berhampur: A pregnant woman and her niece died after reportedly being knocked down by an unidentified vehicle at K Lachmanpalli in Aska area of Ganjam district on Monday morning. The deceased has been identified as Rashmita Parida and her niece Asha Rani Khanduala. According to sources, the accident took place near K Lachmanpalli on Aska-Kabisuryanagar […]

Berhampur: At least seven persons were killed after a bus carrying labourers from Ganjam collided with a truck head-on near Cherikhedi in Chhattisgarh on Saturday. As per reports, the bus carrying the labourers was en-route to Surat from Ganjam district when the mishap occurred. Over 20 labourers were travelling in the bus, said sources. Meanwhile, […]

Baliguda: At least two bikers were killed in a road accident in Baliguda area late last night. The deceased have been identified as Prakash Pradhan and Milu Pradhan of Kidramal village under Partamaha panchayat of Kandhamal district. As per reports, both Prakash and Milu were en-route to Pattangi when a speeding vehicle coming from the […]

Cuttack: In an unfortunate turn of events, a car fell into a drain in Kalyannagar area of Cuttack today. According to sources, there were 2-3 persons inside the car, which fell into the drain after losing balance in the narrow road. Sources informed that ODRAF & police personnel rushed to the spot and launched rescue […]

Jajpur: A couple was killed while their eight-year-old daughter was critically injured after a motorcycle they were riding was hit by a speeding truck near Neulpur on NH-16 under Dharmasala…

Etawah: At least 12 people were killed and 43 others were injured after a DCM truck in which they were travelling fell into a 25-feet deep gorge at Chakkarnagar road…

Bhubaneswar: A driver of a truck was injured after the vehicle rammed into another truck on CRP flyover on national highway 16 in the State Capital on Wednesday. According to eyewitnesses present at the spot, a goods-laden truck hit another truck loaded with heavy iron bars on the flyover near CRP square in the city. […]

Jajpur: In a tragic incident, one person was killed while 2 others are critically injured in an accident near Mukundabindha area of Jajpur district on Thursday morning. As per reports, a car and a truck had a head–on collision near Mukundabindha village on the NH-16, under Panikoili police limits, early on Thursday morning. In their […]

Angul: Two persons were killed after a truck hit another truck from the rear on National Highway-55 in Angul district early morning on Sunday. The accident took place near Bhagirathipur under Jarapada Police limits in the district. The two deceased have been identified as the driver and helper of one of the two trucks. Further […]

Kandhamal: Tension ran high on the Baliguda-Raikia road here following the death of a minor boy in a road mishap on Sunday after locals staged a road blockade demanding compensation and arrest of the person allegedly responsible for the accident. As per reports, the minor from Jidubadi village sustained grievous injuries after he was reportedly […]

Boudh: At least two persons were killed while 25 others sustained injuries after a bus they were travelling in rammed into an SUV at Kiakata Chhak on the border of Boudh-Angul late Sunday night. The two deceased have been identified as the drivers of the bus and the SUV. Eight of the 25 persons, who […]

Keonjhar: At least two persons were killed in a head-on collision involving two trucks on the National Highway-20 in Biragobindapru chhak in Anandapur here today. Sources said the truck drivers have died in the mishap, however, their identification is yet to be ascertained. Both of them reportedly died on the spot. Ghasipura Police has recovered […]