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Ten killed, 34 injured in truck accident in western Orissa

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Sambalpur, Mar 11 (UNI) Ten members of a marriage party were killed and 34 others injured, some of them seriously, when the truck carrying them overturned near Piplipali, about 80 km from here today.

Police said the mini truck carrying the marriage party, was returning to Piplipali from Talmunda when the accident occurred.

While four people died on the spot, two others succumbed to their injuries in the Baragarh Hospital and four in the V S S Medical College and Hospital at Burla.

Of the 34 injured, at least 15 were admitted to the V S S Medical College and Hospital while the rest were being treated at the Baragarh Hospital.

Police said the deceased included six from Talmunda village, three form Bahalipali and one from Sargipali village under Bargarh district.

Sambalpur MP Prasanna Acharya, Bargarh District Collector Harihar Panigrahi and Superintendent of Police N B Bharati rushed to the spot to shift the injured people to the hospitals.

Sambalpur Revenue Divisional Commissioner Ashok Dalwai who visited both VSS medical college and Bargarh hospital to take stock of the situation,assured medical assistance to the injured people.

UNI
Topics: ACCIDENT-ORISSA-LEAD MARRIAGE PARTY
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