Two Road Mishaps Near Overturned Gas Tanker In Odisha’s Ganjam – ODISHA BYTES

Berhampur: Even as efforts have been on to evacuate the LPG from an overturned tanker on NH-16 close to Tampara in Chhatrapur space of Ganjam district, there have been two back-to-back highway accidents on the similar website on Wednesday.
According to stories, a group of 5 cops from Chhatrapur Police Station was on the best way for rescue work after the LPG tanker overturned on the highway early morning when the driving force misplaced management of the car as a consequence of poor visibility amid dense fog.
A bike owner out of the blue got here from the mistaken facet and because the driver of the police van tried to save lots of him, he misplaced management of the car which overturned.
All 5 policemen have been severely injured. Four of them have been admitted to a authorities hospital in Chhatrapur, whereas the opposite one was shifted to MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur after his situation grew to become vital.
Soon after that incident, a truck driver died on the spot after the car fell on the facet of the highway on the similar place.
According to stories, the truck driver, on seeing work happening close to the LPG tanker, tried to maintain the iron ore-laden truck to the facet of the highway when the rear tyre slipped and the car overturned.
The physique of the truck driver was taken for autopsy.
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