A girl student on her way to tuition class died in a road mishap on National Highway-16 under the Dharmasala police station in Jajpur district on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Sweta Behera, a Class 10 student and daughter of Santosh Kumar Behera of Neulapur village.
According to reports, the 15-year-old Sweta and her elder sister Sangeeta (18) were on their way to Karaka on their new scooter to attend tuition class in the morning.However, at Rathia Chhack on the NH their vehicle hit the rear of a truck parked on roadside following which Sweta died on the spot. Her elder sister sustained severe injuries and rushed to the Dharamsala hospital.