Odisha highway accident: In a tragic incident, a minimum of eight individuals have been killed and several other others injured when their vehicle hit a stationary truck in Odisha’s Keonjhar district on Friday morning. According to officers, the deceased included three girls and a baby. While seven individuals died on the spot, one other succumbed at a hospital, they added.
The accident befell on National Highway 20 close to Balijodi village in the Ghatagon space when the occupants of the vehicle have been going to go to a temple.Â
20 individuals have been in vehicle
Five of the injured individuals have been present process remedy at Keonjhar district headquarters hospital, whereas three others have been shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack as their situation deteriorated. A complete of 20 individuals from Pudamari village in Ganjam district have been on their method to have a darshan of Goddess Trarini, police mentioned.
It is suspected that the driving force dozed off resulting in the accident that befell barely three km away from the temple. The police have began an investigation.
12 killed in accident in June
In the same incident in June this yr, a minimum of 12 individuals have been killed and eight others sustained damage after two buses collided in the Ganjam district in the state. The injured individuals have been rushed to MKCG Medical College.Â
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had additionally expressed grief over the dying of the individuals in the accident. According to the Chief Minister’s Office, the CM had introduced ex-gratia of Rs 3 lakh to all of the deceased.
(With PTI inputs)
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