6 from Chhattisgarh family among 12 killed in 3 Odisha road accidents

The Chhattisgarh family was on their way back home after visiting the famous Nrusinghanath temple in Odisha’s Bargarh district on the occasion of Maha Shivratri on Tuesday when the mishap occurred. 5 of the other victims were on their way back home after the completion of the counting of votes in the Odisha panchayat polls when they met with the accident.

Updated on: Mar 2, 2022, 24:34:44 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty

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BHUBANESWAR: 12 persons including 6 members of a family from Chhattisgarh died in 3 separate road mishaps in Odisha in the last 12 hours in Angul, Nuapara and Balasore districts, police said.

Odisha witnessed 3 separate road mishaps in the last 12 hours in Angul, Nuapara and Balasore districts. (Representational Image)

In Nuapara district, 6 members of a family hailing from Chhattisgarh travelling in a Maruti Alto car were killed when their vehicle hit a tree after skidding off the main road on Tuesday afternoon.

Pradip Mallick (50), his wife Basanti Mallick (45), Shatrughan Pradhan (65), Jagadish Sahu (37) and his son Manas Sahu (12), and the driver of the car Suganath Bhoi (50) were instantly killed when the car crashed against the tree at Sunsunia under Sadar block of Nuapara district on the Bargarh-Nuapara Biju Expressway.

Police said the deceased hailed from Rasoda village in Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh. The devotees hailing from Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh visited the famous Nrusinghanath temple in Padampur of Bargarh district in the neighbouring state to have darshan of Lord Shiva on the occasion of Maha Shivratri on Tuesday. While returning, the driver of the vehicle lost control and crashed into a tree by the roadside.

In Angul district, 5 persons were killed on National Highway -149 in the wee hours of Tuesday when the car they were travelling hit an iron ore-laden stationary truck parked near Kantiapasi. While 3 passengers in the vehicle died on the spot, two others were declared dead at a government hospital.

Police said all the occupants of the car were supporters of a sarpanch candidate. They went to Pallahada on the final day of vote counting on Monday and were on their way back home after the completion of the counting when the mishap occurred.

In a separate incident, a bus driver was killed and 10 others injured when the bus hit a truck on its rear near Sonakania on the Odisha-West Bengal border late last night.

The bus named Sonax was on its way from Bhubaneswar to Kolkata when the mishap occurred. The driver was identified as one Harihar Jena. The injured were rescued by locals and the police and they were rushed to a nearby hospital.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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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