5 police personnel killed, three injured as speeding trailer rams patrol vehicle in Odisha

The impact of the accident was such that the police vehicle got completely mangled.

Five police personnel were killed and three others were critically injured after a speeding trailer rammed into a patrol vehicle in Odisha’s Jharsuguda district early Sunday morning.

According to police, the accident occurred in front of the Jharsuguda Sadar police station. The police vehicle was on patrol duty when the trailer, travelling at high speed from the opposite direction, collided head-on with it. The impact of the accident was such that the patrol vehicle got completely mangled, said police.

VIDEO | Jharsuguda, Odisha: Five police personnel killed, three critically injured in a head-on collision between a speeding trailer and a Bolero vehicle. (Full video available on https://t.co/n147TvrpG7) pic.twitter.com/tgDkyrmDHc

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The deceased have been identified as Armed Police Reserve personnel Kashiram Bhoi and Debadatta Sa, Drill Sub-Inspector Niranjan Kujur, Armed Police Reserve havildar Lingaraj Dhurua, and Home Guard Bhaktabandhu Mirdha.

Three others — two APR personnel and a sergeant — who were injured were taken to the Jharsuguda District Headquarters Hospital. Doctors said their condition is critical and they have been kept under close medical supervision.

Jharsuguda Superintendent of Police (SP) Gundala Raghavendra Reddy said they have detained the trailer driver for questioning and an investigation has been launched to establish the exact sequence of events.