4 killed, 10 injured as truck hits bus in M’bhanj
Baripada: Four persons were killed on the spot and ten others injured when a trailer truck hit a bus on NH-18 near Agria Chhak under the Baisinga police limits in Mayurbhanj district on Thursday night at about 12:30 am. The bus was carrying about 30 passengers from Bhubaneswar to Baripada when the truck dashed against it from the front. The injured were rushed to the Mayurbhanj District Headquarter Hospital here.
Ambulance with patient hit by truck, 6 injured
Sambalpur: Six persons, including a patient, were seriously injured when a truck collided with an ambulance collided at Jamtal under Jujumura block in Sambalpur district on Friday. The accident occurred when the patient was being taken to a hospital in Sambalpur from Boudh district. The intensity of the collision was so high that half a portion of the ambulance was damaged. The injured were admitted to the Sambalpur District Headquarters Hospital.
Woman’s body found in K’pada; murder suspected
Kendrapada: A woman’s body was found in a gunny bag near Kathuagand village under the Rajnagar police station in the district on Friday. Her identity was yet to be ascertained. Villagers spotted the body with the deceased’s hands and feet being visible and her shoes found near the gunny bag. The locals suspected that the woman might have been killed and her body dumped thereafter. Later, police with a scientific team reached the spot for investigation.
Forest Dept Clerk held taking bribe in Balangir
Balangir: A Junior Clerk in the Divisional Forest Office here, Kalindi Charan Bhuyan, was arrested by the Vigilance police while taking a bribe of Rs 10,000 from one Parshuram Behera on Friday. He had demanded the bribe to give permission to Behera for cutting trees.