Nuapada district Assistant Collector Jaylal Besra, who had been seriously injured in a road accident, died on Friday night after battling for life for around 50 days in hospital.
An unidentified vehicle had hit the official on December 30 last year when he was standing at Bhera Chhak in the district. He was rescued in a critical condition and admitted to the District Headquarters Hospital.
Later, he was shifted to the Ramakrishna Hospital in Raipur in Chhattisgarh as his condition deteriorated. However, he finally succumbed to his injuries.
A pall of gloom descended on the Nuapada district administration offices after the demise of Besra.