Truck driver dies in Jajpur mishap
Jajpur: A 32-year-old truck driver was killed when the speeding truck he was driving hit a stationary truck at Jaraka on the NH-5 under the Jaraka police outpost on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Pabitra Kumar Sethi of Bolgarh village. The truck was going from Bhubaneswar to Bhadrak, said Jaraka police outpost officer laxmidhar Das.
One killed, 8 injured as truck overturns
Jagatsinghpur: A person was killed and eight others sustained injuries when a goods-laden truck overturned at Sadeipur on the Cuttack-Machhagaon road late on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Gyanaranjan Behera, a resident of Gudupailo under Balikuda block. The incident took place when the truck driver lost control over the vehicle, which was returning Balikuda, fell into a ditch. The truck driver and his helper fled from the spot.