Cuttack: A truck ran over an elderly cyclist and then fell off a bridge on State Highway 60 in Cuttack district on Saturday.
The cyclist, Sarat Chandra Dalei (60), was killed on the spot. The truck’s driver and helper were severely injured in the incident that took place near Niali.
According to reports, Dalei was going to a market at Kaliaghai around 6.30 am when he was hit by the vegetable-laden truck bound for Niali. After hitting the cyclist, the truck skidded off the road and fell down a bridge.
Following the accident, locals blocked the road to demand compensation for the deceased.
Police said the injured truck driver and helper were taken to a hospital.
Bhubaneswar: Bisamkatak Assembly seat in Odisha's Raygada district is poised for a contest among two…
New Delhi: After Patanjali bit the dust, advertisements claiming “100% safe”, “guaranteed treatment”, or “permanent…
Bhubaneswar: As entire Odisha continued to sizzle amid unusually high temperature, severe heatwave conditions may…
New Delhi: Two professors have come under the scanner after 18 D Pharma students at…
Angul: Three persons were killed after a truck dashed against the motor-cycle they were riding…
New Delhi: Gurcharan Singh, who played ' Sodhi' in the popular TV show 'Taarak Mehta…
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita…
Koraput: The forthcoming Assembly elections in Pottangi of Odisha’s Koraput district is likely to witness…