Bhubaneswar/Bhadrak: Two policemen were killed and two others injured after an iron ore-laden truck rammed their vehicle in Odisha’s Bhadrak district in the early hours of Friday, officials said.
The incident took place around 12.30 am near Biras Chhak in Basudevpur in the Naikanidihi police station area when the policemen were returning from Dhamra, they said.
The deceased were identified as Himansu Kumar Ray (22) and Ajaya Baa (21), both Armed Police Reserve (APR) constables posted at Astarang police station in Puri district.
While one of them died on the spot, the other succumbed to the injuries at SCB Medical College and Hospital in Kataka, officials said.
The two injured policemen are undergoing treatment, they said.
Bhadrak Sadar SDPO Bichitrananda Sethi said the policemen had gone to Dhamra to investigate the recovery of a mobile phone linked to a case.
Police said they have seized the truck and started an investigation into the incident.
The Puri district police extended condolences to the bereaved families and said the entire force stood with them in their hour of grief.
It also wished the injured personnel a speedy recovery.
PTI