In a heartrending incident, eight persons were killed and 15 others injured as a mini truck fell off a bridge near Suarapalli under the lahunipada police limits in Sundergarh district on Saturday.
According to reports, the mini truck was carrying kabaddi players who were returning home after playing the game from Dhudigaon when it fell into a 50-foot deep ditch.
The deceased were identified as Dharani Dhar Nayak (18), Guru Charan Kissan (20), Dharmendra Nayak (22) and Goutam Charan Nayak (24) of Sendharpur and Abhimanyu Kalo (60), Bharat Chandra Kalo (24), Chandra Sekhar Pradhan (25), and Umesh Kissan (23) of Kadadhei village.
Rescue operation was on till the filing of this report. The death toll might rise, said police sources.