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Road accidents on Odisha National Highway 16

Overview

Multiple fatal accidents have occurred on National Highway 16 in Odisha. In Ganjam district, a chain collision involving a car, a truck, and several motorcycles and bicycles near the Chamakhandi junction resulted in three deaths, including a district treasury office employee. Local residents protested the incident, demanding improved safety measures such as an overbridge and increased police presence.

In a separate incident in the Cuttack district near Phulnakhara, two young sprinters died after their motorcycle struck a road divider and crashed into roadside barricades. The victims were athletes training at the High Performance Centre in Bhubaneswar.

Entities

Mohan Charan Majhi · Malaya Barik · Naveen Patnaik · MKCG Medical College and Hospital · Odisha

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 3 sources
    Two Odisha sprinters killed in National Highway 16 road accident

    Two young sprinters, Mrutyam Jayaram Dondapati and Malaya Barik, died in a motorcycle accident on NH-16 in Odisha while returning from Durga Puja celebrations.

  2. [CRIME] 2 sources
    Ganjam road accident kills three on National Highway 16

    Three people died and several others were injured in a chain of vehicle collisions on National Highway 16 in Ganjam, Odisha. The Chief Minister has announced ex-gratia payments for the victims' families.

Sources

newindianexpress.com · news18.com · orissapost.com · yespunjab.com