Tragic Incident in Kendujhar: Catastrophe Strikes as Sextet Perishes in Collision
In the somber night of Wednesday, a grim incident unfolded in the confines of Odisha’s Kendujhar district, claiming the lives of six individuals, among them two females, in a devastating collision involving a car and two massive trucks.
As per official reports, the ill-fated sextet, all belonging to a single kinship, met their untimely demise instantaneously at the site of the calamity, succumbing to grievous injuries incurred during the catastrophic crash.
The fatal episode transpired when the vehicle, ferrying its payload of six souls, violently collided with a heavily laden truck, only to be struck from the rear by another behemoth truck, unfolding its tragic narrative at the Rimuli bypass, nestled within the jurisdiction of the Champua police station area, amidst the late hours of the night, approximately around 9 pm.
Promptly apprised of the dire situation, a rapid response team comprising personnel from the Champua police station and adept fire service operatives swiftly descended upon the scene of the calamity, initiating an arduous rescue mission forthwith. The vehemence of the impact rendered the car ensnared in a vise between the two imposing trucks, necessitating the employment of gas-operated cutters by the rescue contingent to extricate the hapless victims ensnared within the mangled wreckage.
Subsequently conveyed to a proximate medical facility, all six individuals were formally pronounced deceased upon arrival, their mortal remains then conveyed to undergo post-mortem examination, as articulated by an authoritative spokesperson.
Preliminary investigations have divulged that the departed hailed from the hamlet of Bhadrasahi, situated within the precincts of Barbil, and were en route to the Taramakanta locale within the Banspal block of Kendujhar.
Law enforcement authorities have disclosed that a comprehensive inquiry into the circumstances precipitating the tragedy has been set into motion, aiming to delineate the sequence of events leading to the lamentable accident.