In a tragic incident, a couple and their two children died after a speeding truck hit their motorcycle on NH-143 at Champajharan under Chandiposh police station in Sundargarh district on Sunday.
Sources said Bisa Panna(42), a resident of Talakudar under the Brahmani Tarang police station, along with his wife Manji Panna(38), daughter Jita (19) and son Mahadev (10) was going by his motorcycle towards Chandiposh to attend a function while a speeding ten-wheeler truck, which was coming from opposite side, hit them at Champajharan at 11 am. All the four fell on the spot and became unconscious.
The driver and helper of truck ran away from the spot. Being informed, a team of Chandiposh police team led by IIC US Naik rushed to the spot and sent the victims to the Rourkela Government Hospital. While Bisa Panna succumbed to his injuries at the RGH, the other three were referred to the Ispat General Hospital as their conditions deteriorated. After a few minutes of treatment, Manji and Jita died at the IGH. Mahadev, who was put in the ICU, died later at around 10.30 pm. Police have seized both the bike and the ten-wheeler.“We are now searching for the driver and helper of the truck. They will be arrested very soon,” said Naik.