In a tragic incident, a truck crushed two women from Bhubaneswar to death on NH-16 at Bhatia Chhak under the Bairi police limits in Jajpur district on Sunday.
The deceased were identified as Susmita Padhi and Geetanjali Padhi, who were residents of Saheed Nagar in the capital city.
According to reports, the duo was travelling towards Jajpur by a car to have darshan of Goddess Biraja. They stopped the vehicle at Bhatia Chhak and alighted from it for having snacks at a roadside shop. While they were heading towards the eatery, a speeding truck hit them leading to their death on the spot.
On being informed, police reached the spot, recovered the bodies and started an investigation. The two vehicles were seized by the police.