Bhubaneswar: A man was killed after a kuchha house collapsed in Deulhudi village under Bonai police station in Sundargarh district on Thursday.
The deceased has been identified as 45-year-old Jena Mundari.
According to reports, Jena and his family were asleep in their mud house last night when a ceiling joist (Kadhi) suddenly collapsed on them. The impact severely crushed Jena, resulting in critical injuries.
Local residents quickly sprang into action, rescuing Jena and his family members from the wreckage and rushing them to the Bonai Sub-Divisional Hospital (SDH).
Unfortunately, the doctor declared Jena dead upon arrival.
