Two people died and one was injured at Darda Haripur village under Salepur block of Cuttack district on Friday after a wall collapsed while roof thatching work of a house was being carried out.
The deceased were identified as house owner Narahari Swain and a villager Khirod Chandra Das. While Narahari died on the spot, Khirod succumbed to the injuries at a hospital. The injured Naba Kishore Swain was rushed to the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack city. The deceased and injured were thatching the roof when a weak wall collapsed and they were trapped under the debris.