The service of the South Eastern Railway was disrupted for several hours after a Delhi-bound superfast express train from Puri, Nandankanan Express, collided with a Bolero jeep near an unmanned level crossing between Basta and Amarda.
The driver of the mangled jeep died on the spot. The deceased was identified as Sangram Sahu (25), a resident of Sadanadpur under Bramhanada gram panchayat of Basta block.
There was no other passenger in the vehicle except the driver. Following the incident, hundreds of local people staged a picketing on the line, demanding immediate manning of the gate and compensation for the deceased family.