Four people, all belonging to a family, were killed in a tragic road accident on National Highway near Nadhara in Dhenkanal district while they were on their way to the VIMSAR, Burla carrying a patient on Monday.
As per reports, a truck hit their ill-fated SUV from behind on NH-55 killing them and injuring two other passengers. Both critically-injured persons were admitted to the Community Health Centre at Hindol in Dhenkanal district and they were stated to be out of danger.
The deceased, a woman and three men, belonged to landijhari village in Deogarh district. Three of them were identified as Pabitra Mohan Pradhan, Prema Manjari Pradhan and Paresh Pradhan.
The occupants in the SUV were shifting a cancer patient undergoing treatment at the SCB Medical College Hospital, Cuttack to the VIMSAR, Burla.
Fire Service official Gopal Krushna Sahu said. “We rushed to the spot after getting information. We pulled out five persons trapped in the vehicle and found that two persons had already died. The other three critically injured were rushed to a nearby hospital, where two were declared dead on arrival.”
The whereabouts of the driver of the SUV vehicle was not known.