Odisha: Three crushed to death after speeding SUV rams into auto; five critical

Police officials said the mishap took place at Badabahali chhak on NH-57 when an Ertiga car coming from Sonepur side rammed into an auto-rickshaw and a bike

Published on: Jul 12, 2022, 10:10:48 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty

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In a tragic incident, three villagers travelling to a local market in an autorickshaw to sell vegetables were allegedly crushed to death by a speeding SUV on Tuesday morning on NH-57 in Odisha’s Sonepur district.

The travellers in the SUV fled after the accident. (File image)

Five others were seriously injured in the accident and they are undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital.

Police officials said the mishap took place at Badabahali chhak on NH-57 when an Ertiga car coming from Sonepur side rammed into an auto-rickshaw and a bike parked on the roadside killing three villagers in the autorickshaw. The three deceased were identified as Guabati Jai (40), Satya Pradhan (45) and Prananath Biswal (45).

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Sonepur SP Amaresh Panda said the vegetable traders in the autorickshaw had stopped at Badabahali chhak to chat with two people on a bike. The vegetable traders were heading to Sonepur to sell their weekly produce at the ‘Tuesday Haat’.

After the mishap, the travellers in the SUV fled. A uniform of a police inspector with blood splattered on it was found inside the car. The uniform reportedly belongs to a woman inspector working in Sundargarh district.

All the injured persons have been admitted to a nearby hospital.

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Debabrata Mohanty
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.Read More

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