Tag: Road Accident

The driver of the bus survived and said that the vehicle overturned after a tyre burst leading to flames in the bus.

On their way back home, the vehicle rammed into a tree alongside the main road after the driver lost control over the wheels.

The mishap occurred in the wee hours of Wednesday at Sathighar Sahi near National Highway 20 passing through Keonjhar.

Local residents alleged that accidents, minor and major ones, are occurring on the road on a regular basis due to the illegally parked trucks that encroach upon the road. 

As per reports, the bus was on its way to Raipur from Berhampur when the mishap occurred. All the passengers of the bus were reportedly unhurt.

During the year 2022, 5467 persons were killed in road accidents at a growth of 7.6% compared to 2021.

Muktar Khan of Mulisingh area under Tirtol police limits along with his daughter-in-law and two granddaughters was going to a nearby hospital on a scooter. As they were nearing Chasapada Square, a sand-laden truck hit them. 

Three months ago, the deceased doctor married Dr Sushree Sangita, who works at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack..

The deceased has been identified as Tankadhara Biswal of Inapur village in Larambha. While it was alleged that Bishi was inside the vehicle when the mishap occurred, the parliamentarian, however, denied the allegations.

While the exact reason behind the accident was not known immediately, it is suspected that the driver dozed off thereby losing control over the truck.

While three persons including two minors were run over by a speeding car in Talcher, a couple was hit by a truck in Bolangir.

The ill-fated auto-rickshaw carrying nine passengers was heading toward Nuagada. As the driver was negotiating a turn at Keradanga Ghat, he lost control of the vehicle, resulting in the mishap. 

The deceased have been identified as Jagdish Oram and Umakant Patel. While Oram used to work as a shift-in-charge, Patel was a machine operator in the mines.

According to an eyewitness, the driver of the pickup van might have rammed the vehicle into the truck due to fog or rash driving.

Even though the exact reason behind the tragic mishap was not known immediately, it is suspected that the vehicle plunged into the canal after the driver lost balance over the wheels.