Multiple vehicle pile up in Odisha claims one life, several injured in Odisha.
\n\nA woman was killed and at least eight people were injured in a series of road accidents on the National Highway near Chamakhandi Chhak in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as Rosalin Mishra, a resident of Berhampur who worked as a clerk at the District Treasury Office in Chhatrapur.
\n\nAccording to reports, the incident occurred when a car collided with a truck near Chamakhandi Chhak, under the jurisdiction of Chamakhandi police station. The vehicles subsequently hit several motorcycles, triggering a chain of collisions and leaving multiple bikers injured.
\n\nFollowing the accident, police personnel, assisted by local residents, rescued the injured and rushed them to MKCG Medical College and Hospital in Berhampur for treatment.
\n\nThe fatal accident sparked anger among local residents, who blocked the National Highway in protest. The blockade brought traffic to a standstill, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded on both sides of the road. Tension prevailed in the area for some time.
\n\nGanjam Superintendent of Police Harish Bishi, Chhatrapur MLA Krushna Chandra Nayak, former MLA N. Narayan Reddy, and R. Santosh Reddy, representative of the Berhampur MP, reached the spot.
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