Keonjhar: A 21-year-old youth, an engineering student at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology (IGIT) at Sarang in Dhenkanal district was killed in an accident Sunday morning while travelling on a bike to Maa Tarini temple at Ghatagaon in Keonjhar district.
The deceased was identified as Om Prakash Naik of Kusumi village under Parjang block of Dhenkanal district. The bike rider Ambuja Charan Biswal was also injured in the accident and is currently undergoing treatment at the district headquarters hospital here. Om Prakash was a second-year student of Mechanical Engineering. His family members are in shock after coming to know of his untimely demise.
Sources said seven friends on three bikes left their institute for Ghatagaon at about 4.00 am, Sunday. The other students were identified as Shakti Ranjan Sahu (22), Ritesh Sahu (17), Shubhra Jyoti Sahu (18), Chandramani Murmu (23) and Pintu Naik (22).
The mishap occurred when Ambuja lost control of the bike close to Maa Tarini temple. He fell from the bike, but did not suffer any serious injuries as he was wearing a helmet. Om Prakash, who was without a helmet, suffered serious injuries after falling from the bike.
His head hit a large stone and Om Prakash lost consciousness. Their friends, who were behind them, rescued Om Prakash and Ambuja and rushed them to the district headquarters hospital in a car. However, Om Prakash succumbed to his injuries during treatment. Police personnel from the town police station rushed to the spot and launched an investigation.
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