India News | Four Killed, 28 Injured as Pickup Van Overturns in Odisha

Berhampur (Odisha), Dec 11 (PTI) At least four people, including three women, were killed and 28 others sustained injuries when a pickup van in which they were travelling overturned in Odisha's Gajapati district on Wednesday, police said.

The accident took place at Chiting Ghat in Mohana police station area.

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"The accident took place when 36 residents of Ramagiri village were going to Chandragiri in the pickup van to attend a funeral ceremony. The vehicle overturned when the driver applied brakes suddenly. The exact cause of the accident, however, is being investigated," Mohana police station inspector-in-charge Basant Kumar Sethi said.

The deceased were identified as Basanti Bhuyan (65), Chandrma Bhuyan (61), Radha Kudumba (58) and Haribandhu Gamang (60.

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While two persons died at Chandragiri Community Health Centre, two others succumbed to their injuries at MKCG Medical College and Hospital, where they were referred for better treatment, a police officer said.

The condition of at least five injured persons was stated to be critical, sources in the hospital said.

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