A person was killed and two others were seriously injured in a dumper accident at Terminal Chhak of Atharabanki here on Thursday morning.
While the three worker of the Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) were standing in front of the Atharabanki petrol pump, the dumper hit them. Nitesh Thakur (22) from died on the spot and Balabanta Patel from UP and Satyajit Mohanty from Kendrapada were injured.
After primary treatment at the Biju Memorial Hospital here, the injured were shifted to the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack. Police seized the dumper and began investigation into the incident.