Nayagarh: One person was killed and another critically injured after a speeding liquor-laden truck dashed against a motorcycle near in Daspalla area of Odisha’s Nayagarh district.
As per preliminary reports, the accident took place near Dihagaon Chhack under Daspalla police limits late on Tuesday night when the two, stated to be scrap dealers, were proceeding towards Daspalla on a bike.
The deceased was identified as Basant Dalai (45), while the injured person has been identified as Prafulla Dalai of Balabhadra Prasad under Khandapada police limits in the district.
Soon after the accident, locals rushed the two to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) at Nayagrh where Basant was declared dead.
While the helper of the truck has been detained by the police, the driver managed to flee the spot after the accident. The police have launched an investigation into the incident.
