1 Killed After a Pick-up Van hits Bike in Odisha’s Nayagarh

Nayagarh: One man died after a pick-up van collided with the bike he was riding on near  Haridabadi on Khurda-Balangir National Highway no- 57 in Odisha’s Nayagarh district.

The deceased was identified as Prashanna Patra, a resident of Khamarsahi village. According to reports, Prashanna was returning home on his bike when a pick-up van coming from the opposite direction lost control and hit him.

Prashanna died on the spot following the accident. The pick-up van driver and his helper fled from the scene after the accident.

On being informed, Daspalla police rushed to the spot, seized the body and sent it for autopsy. The police have begun to probe.