Rourkela: Bodies of two staff of a construction company and a member of a lootera gang, who were reportedly mowed down by a trailer truck, were recovered near Chhatabar under Hemagiri police limits in Odisha’s Sundargarh district on Tuesday.
The deceased have been identified as Manas Kumar Rath of Mahulapali under Bheden police limits in Bargarh district, Prince Nayak of Udusu village under Bisra police limits in Sundargarh district and Sachin Chitaki of Balinga under Hemagiri police limits.
According to sources, an SUV carrying a marriage party skidded off the road and overturned at the spot on April 29. Two security guards of a company engaged in construction of Bankibahal-Taparia road saw some miscreants stealing tyres of the damaged vehicle and chased them but were hit by a trailer truck last night. The security guards and one of the robbers died on the spot.
Police have recovered the bodies and started an investigation into the incident.
