Ganjam: A woman who was out in the morning to collect flowers was killed and five others sustained injuries as a car hit them near Digapahandi area in Ganjam district Sunday morning.
While the deceased was identified as Kanchan Behera – a resident of Digapahandi area, the identities of the injured are yet to be ascertained.
According to locals, a car going towards Ganjam from Berhampur side hit them while they were plucking flowers from roadside trees.
Local people rushed the severely injured Kanchan to a hospital in Digapahandi where the doctors declared her received dead. The other five injured persons are undergoing treatment at MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur.
PNN