Not less than eight individuals together with three ladies and a toddler have been killed and a number of other others injured when their car hit a stationary truck in Odisha’s Keonjhar district early Friday, police mentioned.
The accident came about on Nationwide Freeway 20 close to Balijodi village within the Ghatagon space when the occupants of the car have been going to go to a temple.
Whereas seven individuals died on the spot, one other succumbed at a hospital.
5 of the injured individuals have been present process remedy at Keonjhar district headquarters hospital, whereas three others have been shifted to SCB Medical Faculty and Hospital in Cuttack as their situation deteriorated.
A complete of 20 individuals from Pudamari village in Ganjam district have been on their technique to have a darshan of Goddess Trarini, police mentioned.
It’s suspected that the driving force dozed off resulting in the accident that came about barely three km away from the temple.
The police have began an investigation.