**Berhmapur:** At least one person was killed and 17 others sustained critical injuries when a pick-up van skidded off the road and falls into a roadside field near Patapur police limits in Ganjam district on the wee hours of Saturday.
The vehicle carrying labourers from Bhukudi village to Lanjipalli, their work place when this accident took place.
The injured were rushed to MKCG Medical College and Hospital and are undergoing treatment.
Meanwhile, the Berhampur Sadar police have reached the spot and sent the body for post-mortem. They have started investigating into the matter.
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