Three Class 6 students standing outside school after exam run over by car

The Sonepur Police said the three school students were killed in the road accident minutes after they appeared for their annual examination and were leaving for home

Published on: Mar 22, 2023, 21:03:33 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty

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Three class 6 students standing outside their school were killed when a speeding car crashed into the boundary wall in the western Odisha district of Sonepur on Wednesday, police said.

Police said the accident took place outside the Sardhapali Government Upper Primary School (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

“Subrat Bhoi, Rajesh Pera, Raja Pera and Kapil Bhue, all students of Sardhapali Government Upper Primary School were standing near the gate of their school when a speeding car dashed against the boundary wall and ran over them. While Subrat, Rajesh and Raja died, Kapil is being treated in VIMSAR hospital in Burla town with serious injuries,” said Sonepur superintendent of police (SP) Amaresh Panda.

Police seized the car and arrested the driver.

Chief minister Naveen Patnaik expressed grief at the accident and announced an ex-gratia of ₹3 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased students.

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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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