Jajpur: At least seven people from West Bengal were killed when the mini-truck in which they were travelling hit a stationary truck in Odisha’s Jajpur district Saturday, police said.
Vinit Agrawal Superintendent of Police Jajpur told PTI that six persons died on the spot, while one succumbed en route to SCB Medical College and hospital.
“We have intimated the family members of the deceased, and they are on the way to Jajpur.,” the SP said, adding that the exact cause behind the mishap is being verified.
All the deceased persons were from West Bengal. The fire services personnel reached the spot and recovered the bodies, said Jajpur Collector Chakravarty Singh Rathore to PTI.
A mini truck from Kolkata to Bhubaneswar to collect poultry items crashed into the stationary truck in Neulpur area on the NH-16 due to fog in the early hours of Saturday, said Dharmashala Police station Inspector-In-Charge Rakesh Tripathi.
The bodies were sent to the Barchana Community Health Centre in Jajpur district.
PTI