7 Killed As 2 Trucks Collide In Odisha's Jajpur

Seven people were killed after two trucks collided in Odisha's Jajpur. The incident occurred on NH-16 near Neulpur under Dharmasala Police limits of Jajpur.

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Source : ANI

New Delhi: Seven people were killed after two trucks collided in Odisha's Jajpur on Saturday. The incident occurred on NH-16 near Neulpur under Dharmasala Police limits of Jajpur, as reported by the news agency ANI. Police said a Kolkata-bound truck carrying seven persons had collided with a stationary truck.

"Six died on the spot and another one who was shifted to S.C.B medical college Cuttack succumbed to injury. The total number of death rose to seven who hail from West Bengal," Sanjoy Pattanaik, SDPO said, as quoted by ANI. After getting the information about the incident Dharmasala Police and the fire brigade reached the spot for the rescue operation.

"We are trying to identify the bodies. Postmortem will be conducted at Barachana C.HC, of Jajpur," the SDPO said, as quoted by ANI. More details are awaited. In another incident, Three District Reserve Guard (DRG) officials were killed during an encounter between security forces and Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Saturday, reported news agency ANI.  The deceased include ASI Ramuram Nag, Assistant Constable Kunjam Joga and Sainik Vanjam Bheema.

The DRG team was out on a search operation when the face-off occurred between the security forces and Naxalites in the Jagargunda forest area around 9 am, according to Inspector General of Police (Bastar range) Sundarraj P, reported PTI. The team had launched an operation from Jagargunda police station limits, located over 400 km away from capital Raipur, he said.

Earlier on Friday, at least 15 people died and 61 were injured after a truck hit three buses that were stationed at the roadside in Sidhi district in Madhya Pradesh. The buses were carrying people returning from Union Home Minister Amit Shah's rally.

As per the latest information, all the deceased and injured are from the Sidhi district. So far, five dead bodies have not been identified so far. The deceased include a hostel superintendent. Ten teachers and seven patwaris are also among the injured. The condition of a policeman is reported to be critical.