Bhubaneswar: A mini-truck driver was killed after his vehicle rammed into the rear of a container truck on the Janla overbridge on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on Saturday, disrupting traffic on the national highway.
According to reports, the mini-truck, allegedly travelling at high speed, crashed into the container truck while both vehicles were moving along the overbridge. The impact left the driver trapped inside the mangled vehicle.
Fire Services personnel and police rushed to the spot after being alerted. The fire brigade team cut open the damaged vehicle to extricate the driver and rushed him to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
The accident led to a traffic jam on the highway. Police personnel subsequently cleared the congestion and restored normal vehicular movement.
