Orissa road accident toll rises to 10
By IANSFriday, March 26, 2010
BHUBANESWAR - Ten people, including two children and three women, died in a road accident in Orissa’s Dhenkanal district Friday, police said.
The accident took place early Friday morning when a Trekker van carrying passengers from Khajuria village in Dhenkanal district collided head-on with a speeding coal-laden truck near Baldiabandh on National Highway 42.
“Eight people died on the spot and two died in a hospital,” a police officer said.
“We were returning home after watching a musical show. Our vehicle met with an accident just four km away from home,” an injured said.
As many as 24 people were injured.
“Ten people have been shifted to the SCB Medical of Cuttack from Dhenkanal. The condition of some of them is serious,” said Bhubanananda Moharana, administrative officer of SCB Medical.
