Keonjhar: A man and his son died on the spot after a slag-laden truck hit their scooter at Pipila Chhak under Ghatgaon police limits in Odisha’s Keonjhar district on Friday morning. On learning about the deaths of his son and grandson in the accident, Sarma Munda died of a heart attack at home in Bari village.
According to reports, Kande Munda and his son Laxman Munda were on their way to Bankpatuli weekly market from Barigaon on a scooter when a speeding slug-laden truck coming from Keonjhar town hit them. Both father and son died on the spot and their bodies were sent to Keonjhar District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) for post-mortem.
When the news of the accident and the duo’s death reached Bari village, Laxman’s grandfather Samara Munda succumbed to a heart attack.
Meanwhile, angry locals have set up a road blockade on National Highway – 20 demanding compensation to the bereaved family and the arrest of the truck driver. Police were struggling to bring the situation under control till the time of writing this report.
