Bhadrak: The death toll in the tragic road accident on Basudevpur-Dhamara Road in Bhadrak district has risen to three, after two more police personnel succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment.
As per reports, one constable had died on the spot in the accident late Thursday night. The accident took place near Biras Chhak under Basudevpur police limits.
It was learnt that the Astaranga police team had come to the Naikanidihi police station area in Bhadrak district in connection with an investigation. The team was returning towards Basudevpur when their vehicle collided head-on with a trailer truck coming from the opposite direction towards Dhamara Port. The impact was so severe that the police vehicle was completely mangled and the personnel were thrown onto the road.
Locals, along with Basudevpur Fire Services and Basudevpur police, rescued the injured and rushed them to Basudevpur Community Health Centre (CHC), where one personnel was declared brought dead. Three other critically injured personnel were shifted to Bhadrak District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) and later to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Kataka for advanced treatment.However, two of them succumbed to their injuries during treatment at SCB on Friday, taking the death toll to three.
The condition of the fourth personnel is stated to be critical.
Police, meanwhile, have seized both the vehicles and have started an investigation.
