In a tragic road accident in Kalahandi district on Tuesday afternoon, four persons died and 20 sustained critical injuries as the mini truck carrying them while negotiating a turning overturned on the Bhawanipata-Khariar Road at Borda.
Sources said the incident occurred in the afternoon while a group of villagers of Ranipur village under Nehala panchayat of Kharial block in Nuapada district were returning home on a 407 mini truck after attending a marriage ceremony.
The deceased have been identified as Hiradhar (40), Ranadhar Bag (65), Kshyamanidhi Bhoi (52), and Kedar Banchhur (52). Police reached the spot after getting information and rushed the injured to Borda primary healthcare Centre.
Four of the injured including two women were later shifted to a Bhawanipatna hospital as their condition deteriorated. Eyewitnesses claim that there are women and children in large numbers among those injured. The investigation is on in the incident.