Jharsuguda: A DAV School student died while five others were injured after the car in which they were travelling crashed into a divider and overturned near Sarbahal overbridge in Odisha’s Jharsuguda town on Sunday.
The deceased has been identified as Krishna Yadav (15). The injured persons are Manas Singh (17), Chandan Badi (17), Aditya Tajan (17), Amar Yadav (17), and Amit Oram (15).
According to sources, Krishna was part of the DAV School Kho Kho team, which won the state champion trophy in a tournament on Saturday. He along with his team mates returned from Balasore and was picked by his brother around noon at Jharsuguda railway station. It is being suspected the person behind the wheels lost control over the wheels while taking a u-turn as they were on their way home.
The injured were rushed to the district headquarters hospital, where Krishna was declared dead. Two among them were later shifted to VIMSAR, Burla, as their condition deteriorated.
Meanwhile, Jharsuguda police have launched an investigation into the incident.
