Tag: Road Mishap

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. 

Pant miraculously survived a tragic accident on Dec 30, 2022, after his car collided with a divider and caught fire on the Delhi-Dehradun highway while on the way to his, hometown Roorkee to surprise his mother.

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

“In connection with yesterday’s incident, the superintending engineer of the R&B department and Sub-Collector (Sadar) have been asked to submit a report,” informed the Cuttack Collector.

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. 

Both the injured have been shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital. The exact reason how the car skidded off the road and plunged into the Taladanda canal is not clear.

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

Bolangir district BJP president Sibaji Mohanty said, “A hit-and-run case should be registered against him and he should be arrested.”

The incident triggered tension in the locality as hundreds of local ransacked the bus and staged a road block, demanding action against the driver.

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.

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. 

It is suspected that the occupants of the car, including a woman were drunk as eyewitnesses spotted some liquor bottles in the vehicle.

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.

The injured persons were immediately rescued and rushed to Rourkela government hospital.

The impact of the collision was so intense that three died on the spot. The child was rescued in critical condition and was admitted to a local government hospital.