A two-and-a half-a-year-old girl was killed and her mother sustained severe injuries when a sand-laden tractor collided with a bike, by which they were travelling, near Champeswar Singhadwar square in Narsinghpur block on Tuesday.
Deceased Mama Nayak and her mother Sanju Nayak were returning with her brother Gyanendra of Manpur Saneisah when the accident occurred. Sanju is the wife of Tuku Nayak of Baidyaswar village under the Banki police station.
While Mama died on the spot, Sanju was rushed to the SCB Medical College Hospital, Cuttack in a critical condition. Following the mishap, locals blocked the Cuttack-Narasinghpur road for some period.