Mayurbhanj: A liquor-laden truck met with an accident near Urmal Chaka on Udala-Nudadiha road under Udala Police limits here on late Saturday.
As per reports, the truck was coming from Balasore’s Sergarh en route to Karanjia. The driver had steered the vehicle into a wrong road and was trying to come out of it when a speeding dumping truck hit it out front. The truck driver Jada Majhi was left injured.
Upon information, Udala Police rushed to the spot and took Majhi to Udala Hospital.
On inspection, they found the truck was transporting about 300 cartons of foreign liquor. When contacted the truck owner stated that the truck was carrying government-licensed liquor from a licensed depot. Police officials are yet to confirm this information.
More details awaited.