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Four killed, 7 injured in three Odisha road accidents
At least four people were killed and more than seven others injured in three separate road accidents across Odisha on Thursday. The first incident occurred near a petrol pump in Sundargarh, where…
At least four people were killed and more than seven others injured in three separate road accidents across Odisha on Thursday. The first incident occurred near a petrol pump in Sundargarh, where three youths on a motorcycle were crushed under a speeding truck. The second accident took place at Satakosia Ghat on the Karanjia road in Mayurbhanj district, and the third on the National Highway near Rajdhani College in Bhubaneswar.
In the Mayurbhanj accident, about 30 labourers from Sikabeda village were returning from paddy transplantation work in two autos when one auto collided head-on with a luxury car near Satakosia Ghat. One person died and over five others were injured. The injured were taken to a hospital, and Mahuldiha police are investigating.
In Bhubaneswar, a truck rammed into the rear of a car near Rajdhani College, injuring the truck driver and two car occupants. The truck driver was identified as Naresh Kumar from Andhra Pradesh. Police from Khandagiri station rescued the injured and admitted them to Capital Hospital. Police are investigating both collisions.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Odisha records over 4,000 road accident deaths annually, with speeding and poor road design as leading causes. The Sundargarh crash highlights the vulnerability of two-wheeler riders on highways lacking separate lanes. State authorities have recently launched a road safety campaign but enforcement remains weak, especially in rural stretches like Satakosia Ghat. The Bhubaneswar accident on a national highway near a college points to inadequate traffic calming near institutions. Next steps include police filing chargesheets and the transport department reviewing black spots on these routes.
Source: odishatv.in
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