Bhadrak: Two policemen died, and two others were injured after a truck hit their vehicle in Bhadrak district early Friday, police said.
The accident took place around 12.30 am near Biras Chhak in the Basudevpur area under the Naikanidihi Police Station limits after an iron ore-laden truck struck the police vehicle, a senior officer said.
One policeman died on the spot while another succumbed to his injuries at the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, the police said.
The injured are undergoing treatment at the hospital, a senior officer said.
The accident took place when the police personnel from Puri were returning from the Dhamra area after investigating a case.
Bhadrak Sadar SDPO Bichitrananda Sethi said the police personnel had come for an investigation into the recovery of a mobile phone.
