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Four killed, nine injured in van-truck collision in Odisha

While two persons died on the spot, two others were received dead at the nearby government-run hospital.

SNS | Bhubaneswar | February 11, 2024 3:15 pm

Four killed, nine injured in van-truck collision in Odisha

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At least four persons were killed and nine others seriously injured on Sunday when a pick-up van they were travelling in collided with a coal-laden truck head-on near Janiera junction on the National Highway No.-49 under the Lakhanpur police station jurisdiction of Odisha’s Jharsuguda district.

While two persons died on the spot, two others were received dead at the nearby government-run hospital. All the injured persons are stated to be critical, police said.

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The road accident occurred at around 10 am, police said attributing reckless driving as the principal cause of the mishap.

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