Berhampur: At least two persons hailing from Madhya Pradesh died when their truck hit a tree in Odisha’s Ganjam district, police said Friday.
The incident took place Thursday night after the vegetable-filled vehicle they were seated on smashed against a tree near Kokalaba.
The deceased, who came from Sendhwa area of Madhya Pradesh, have been identified as Dibakar Khaute (40) and Raju (30), said Pradipta Kumar Das, Inspector-in-Charge of Tarsingi police station.
After conducting the post-mortem, the bodies were handed over to the family members, who arrived in the district on Friday, he said.
PTI