In a tragic incident, two school students, brother and sister, were crushed to death under a truck and two others sustained grievous injuries as the vehicle overturned and fell on them on NH-55 near Redhakhol in Sambalpur district on Monday.
The deceased were identified as Adyasha Behera and Chinmay Behera, students of Classes-X and VIII, respectively, of the Prabhujee English Medium School.
The mishap took place at around 10.30 am when the students were returning home from the school. A pipe-laden truck coming from rear lost control near a hump and fell on the students, killing two of them on the spot and critically injuring two others.
The injured were admitted to the Redhakhol Sub-Divisional Hospital. The helper of the truck was also injured in the incident while the driver fled the spot after the accident, reports added. Police reached the spot and started investigation. Efforts were on to nab the driver of the truck, police said.