Bhubaneswar: A truck driver was killed and several police personnel were injured in two road accidents on National Highway-16 near Baramunda overbridge in Bhubaneswar late Wednesday night.
A mini-truck carrying chickens lost control and crashed into the road divider while en route from Cuttack to Khordha. The impact caused the vehicle to overturn, hitting an electric pole. Despite severe injuries, the driver managed to crawl out of the wreckage but was tragically run over by a speeding heavy vehicle and died instantly.
As the Khandagiri police reached the accident site and were regulating traffic, a speeding truck coming from the Vani Vihar side hit three policemen on duty. The victims, including PCR van driver Chittaranjan Pattnaik and constable Manoj Meher, sustained critical injuries and were rushed to Capital Hospital for treatment. The truck responsible for hitting the policemen fled the scene.
