Balangir: Two people were killed and seven injured after a jeep rammed into a stationary truck near Bairasa on Balangir-Sonepur road on Saturday night.
According to reports, the ill-fated Bolero jeep was carrying 15 people from Ghumer village near Patnagarh to Puri. On the way, the driver lost control and the jeep slammed into the truck, killing a woman and a man on the spot. They were identified as Shakuntala Sahu and Tej Bag.
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Later, locals rushed to the spot and took the injured passengers to Bhima Bhoi Medical College and Hospital in Balangir. Their condition is stated to be stable.
