Titlagarh: A person died in a road accident on NH 26 near Piplut village under Saintala block of Balangir district of Odisha at 5.30 am today.
According to sources, a petrol tanker was heading to Sambalpur from Boriguda, however it crashed into a roadside tree as driver, who has been identified as Pradip Kumar Barik, lost balance of the wheels of the vehicle.
The helper, Basant Kumar Majhi, a resident of Angul died on the spot due to the road mishap.
After being intimated, police reached the spot immediately, seized the vehicle and detained the driver for interrogation.
Ms Kalinga