Tag: Road Mishap

A school student died and another student sustained severe injuries after a tractor hit them near Nuapokhari Dhanaghar under Agarpada Police limits in Bhadrak district on Tuesday. 

In yet another road mishap in Sonepur, at least seven students sustained grievous injuries after a picnic bus ferrying them hit a truck from rear near Khambasiripali.

According to sources, the tourists from West Bengal had come for vacation to Daringbadi by two buses. After touring Daringbadi, they were en route to Gopalpur via Brahmanigaon when the incident occurred.

At a time when the increasing road mishaps have become a cause of concern for the Odisha government as well as road safety activists, the transport department’s move assumes importance. 

Due to the injuries, he missed IPL 2023, World Test Championship and ODI World Cup 2023. However, fans are hopeful that he will find a place during the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup.

The Keonjhar road accident that occurred on Friday, the first day of the zero fatality week, seems to have acted as a wake-up call for the authorities concerned. 

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. 

Buoyed up by the encouraging results of the zero fatality week observed in April this year, the State Commerce and Transport Department has taken the decision to observe the week again in December.

All the injured persons are undergoing treatment at Keonjhar District Headquarters Hospital (DHH). 

In a tragic road mishap, three persons were killed after the bike they were on had a head-on collision with a car at Subalaya Square under Dasapalla Police limits of Nayagarh district on Saturday. 

All three were rushed to the local hospital where two were declared brought dead. The condition of the injured person is stated to be critical during the filing of this report.

After a long gap, the Commissionerate Police has once again launched a drive against violations including driving or riding on the wrong side, re-modeling vehicle exhausts to create noise more than the permissible limits, etc. 

At least 40 passengers were inside the bus when it plunged into the Chenab River gorge, sources said.

From the AADHAR cards found at the accident spot, it was learned that they were residents of the Sana Biruahan Hata Sahi area. 

The Range Rover came down from the direction of 120 battalion and hit the two-wheeler at power house square traffic signal. The impact of the collision was so severe that the bike rider duo was thrown of their vehicle on the busy intersection.