India News | 2 Killed, 4 Injured in Collision Between Truck, Van in Odisha's Sundargarh

Rourkela, Jul 4 (PTI) Two persons were killed and four others critically injured in a head-on collision between a van and a truck in Odisha's Sundargarh district on Friday, police said.

The accident happened in the morning near Aryan Chowk in the Koira police station area, they said.

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Eight people were travelling in the van, and two of them died on the spot. The four injured were taken to a nearby health centre, from where they were shifted to the Rourkela Government Hospital.

Their condition was stated to be stable but not out of danger, a police officer said.

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