Balasore: Two persons were killed when the car they were travelling in collided head-on with a truck in Odisha’s Balasore district Sunday, police said.
The accident took place in Kuruda area on NH-16 when the driver of the speeding truck lost control of the vehicle and hit the car, following which he fled the spot, a police officer said.
The two car occupants were taken to a hospital, where doctors declared one brought dead while the other succumbed to injuries during treatment, he said.
Both the deceased hailed from Balasore district, he said, adding a manhunt has been launched to nab the truck driver.
PTI
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