Berhampur: Two persons including a teenager were killed Wednesday after a tree fell on them during a thunderstorm in Ganjam district, police said.
The deceased identified as Purna Chandra Pradhan (64) and Kanha Pradhan (12) were standing in a cowshed when a nearby tree fell on the shed under the influence of the thunderstorm and gusty surface wind blowing around 50-km per hour at about 5.30 pm in Bramhanchhai village, they said.
Both the bodies have been sent for post-mortem, said inspector in charge, Hinjili Abhimanyu Das. He said a case of unnatural death has been registered in this connection.
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