Baripada: In a tragic incident, three persons have lost their lives after a speeding truck mowed down a scooter on National Highway-49 near Phulaguntha Chhak in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district on Tuesday.
The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained.
As per reports, the trio was travelling in a scooter on the NH this afternoon when the speeding truck mowed down the two-wheeler. All the three persons got trapped under the wheels of the heavy vehicle.
Soon after the incident, the locals rescued the victims and took them to a nearby hospital where doctors declared them “brought dead”.
On being informed, police reached the spot and started an investigation into the matter.