Bhubaneswar: Five persons were killed while five others were critically injured after a truck collided head-on with their SUV on Mahanadi bridge in Sonepur district in the wee hours of Saturday.
Reportedly, the SUV carrying ten persons from Nimna village under Ullunda block of Sonepur district was returning from a marriage function at Kaudiamunda village when it hit a speeding truck coming from the opposite direction at around 1 am last night.
While five passengers were killed on the spot, five others were rescued and rushed to Sonepur hospital and subsequently shifted to Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR) in Burla.
Meanwhile, Sonepur Police have initiated a probe into the incident.
