Eight killed in road accidents in Orissa

Sambalpur, Oct 07 (UNI) Eight people were killed in two separate road accidents at Jujomura in Sambalpur and Churiabahal in Deogarh district today.

Police said four people were killed in a road accident at Ramgadmal under Jujomura police station, 40 km from here when the vehicle carrying them collided head on with a truck near national highway number 42 The deceased had been identified as Chaitali Bhhattacharya, Debashis Bhhattacharya and Nihar Ranjan Bhattacharya besides driver Dillip Kumar Behera.

Three persons from another family sustained injuries and were admitted to the VSS Medical College and Hospital at Burla.

Police said Prabhat Ranjan, a senior officer of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd, was shifting to MCL headquarters at Burla after his transfer from Talcher when the accident took place.

In another accident at Chhuriabahal near Deogarh on NH 6, four people were killed when the vehicle carrying them collided head on with another vehicle.

The deceased were proceedings towards Baripada to attend a funeral ceremony of their relative when the incident took place.

The deceased were identified as Chandra Shekhar Giri, his wife Geetanjali and their daughter Debidatta.

The driver, who died in the accident, was yet to be identified.

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