6 Dead, 9 Injured As Truck Carrying Dance Group Overturns In Odisha

The occurrence occurred in the Duarsuni Ghat on Public Roadway 49 in the midst of weighty a deluge, said an authority.

Mayurbhanj: No less than six individuals were killed while nine others supported wounds after a truck they were going in toppled in Mayurbhanj region on Wednesday morning.

The episode occurred in the Duarsuni Ghat on Public Thruway 49 in the midst of weighty a storm, said an authority.

Sub-Divisional Cop, Sujit Kumar Pradhan said, “The mishap occurred when the truck of a jatra (dance show company) was on its way from Rairangpur to the Jaleswar area of Balasore region. The driver failed to keep a grip on the vehicle at Duarsuni Ghat on Public Parkway 49 in the midst of downpours and met with a mishap.”

Not long after the occurrence, the harmed were saved and conceded to the close by Bangiriposi People group Wellbeing Center, said the authority.

According to Fire Official Bhabendra Nath Dey, “A group of fire authorities arrived at the spot and completed a salvage activity.”