Odisha Road Accident: Mini-Truck Hits Vehicle in Jajpur Amid Dense Fog; Seven People From West Bengal Killed
"We have intimated the family members of the deceased, and they are on the way to Jajpur.," the SP said, adding that the exact cause behind the mishap is being verified.
Jajpur, February 25: At least seven people from West-Bengal were killed when the mini-truck in which they were travelling hit a stationary truck in Odisha's Jajpur district on Saturday, police said.
Vinit Agrawal Superintendent of Police Jajpur told PTI that six persons died on the spot, while one succumbed enroute to SCB Medical College and hospital. Sidhi Road Accident: Eight Dead After Truck Rams Into Two Buses, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan Announces Rs 10 Lakh Ex-Gratia for Next-of-Kin of Deceased.
"We have intimated the family members of the deceased, and they are on the way to Jajpur.," the SP said, adding that the exact cause behind the mishap is being verified.
All the deceased persons were from West Bengal. The fire services personnel reached the spot and recovered the bodies, said Jajpur Collector Chakravarty Singh Rathore to PTI. Uttar Pradesh Road Accident: Fog Causes Over Three Dozen Vehicles To Collide With Each Other on Bulandshahr’s Dussehra Flyover, Several Injured (Watch Video).
A mini truck from Kolkata to Bhubaneswar to collect poultry items crashed into the stationary truck at Neulpur area on the NH-16 due to fog in the early hours of Saturday, said Dharmashala Police station Inspector-In-Charge Rakesh Tripathi. The bodies were sent to the Barchana Community Health Centre in Jajpur district.
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