Bhawanipatna: The driver and helper of a coal-laden truck were charred to death in Odisha’s Kalahandi district Saturday morning, after colliding with a stationary truck, police said.
The accident took place near Pastikudi on National Highway-26 when the speeding truck rammed into another filled with rice, which was parked on the roadside, they said.
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Both the trucks caught fire after the collision, leading to the death of the two, a police officer said. The deceased are yet to be identified.
The driver of the rice-filled truck fled the spot, he said.
Firefighters from Bhawanipatna rushed to the spot and doused the blaze, the officer added.
PTI