# NH-55 collision in Sambalpur injures 2, disrupts traffic 2026-08-16T09:10:34+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A head-on collision between a truck and a trailer on NH-55 near Dangaghat bridge in Rairakhol, Sambalpur, left two drivers critically injured and disrupted traffic for hours late Saturday night. The accident stranded hundreds of vehicles on both sides of the highway. Police reached the spot after being alerted and began removing the damaged vehicles. Both injured drivers were first admitted to Rairakhol Medical and later shifted to Burla as their condition turned critical. The cause of the collision is yet to be ascertained. Local resident Sanjay Behera said he heard a loud noise around 1:30 am and found a heavy traffic jam in the morning. A Maharashtra-based driver, Duttatreya Deshmukh, suggested the narrow road might have contributed to the accident, adding that such incidents occur frequently on that stretch. ## Coverage - odishatv.in This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: NH-55, Odisha, Rairakhol, sambalpur Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/nh-55-collision-in-sambalpur-injures-2-disrupts-traffic/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/nh-55-collision-in-sambalpur-injures-2-disrupts-traffic/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/