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Odisha: On Friday, An official said that three persons were killed and one injured when a speeding truck hit them in Angul district of Odisha. According to the initial reports, all the deceased were traveling in a bus that was en route to Bhubaneswar from Sundargarh district.
Giving details about this incident, a police said that the accident happened at Baragapali near Kishor Nagar on Thursday night when the victims were standing on the road as their bus (in which they were travelling) developed a flat tyre. The speeding truck rammed into them and left the spot.
All the four persons were rushed to Rairakhol Hospital where two passengers succumbed to injuries. One of the injured died while undergoing treatment at Kishorenagar Hospital. The condition of the other passenger, Trilochan Nayak, is stated to be critical. The deceased were identified as Nayan Kumar Nayak, Ghanasyam Barik of Jharsuguda district, and Anand Nayak from Sundergarh district.
Rairakhol police have reached the hospital and started an investigation into the incident. The police officer said that after conducting post-mortems, the bodies will be handed over to their family members.
