Ten pilgrims from Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh were killed in a road accident in Odisha’s Nuapada district in the wee hours of Wednesday.
The victims were on their way back from a Vaishno Devi temple in Komana block of Nuapada when a truck collided head on with the Bolero vehicle in which they were travelling. The accident occurred near Silda village at around 2.30 am.
The victims include four persons from one family, three from another family and three others, including the driver of the ill-fated vehicle. They all died on the spot of the accident, according to Nuapada police.
The victims were identified as Dinesh Dandsena, aged 55, his wife Chandini (45), daughter Bharati (17) and son Dhananjay (15) and Meghand Nisan (42), all from Baldihi village of Mahasamund; Ghanshyam Netam(29), his wife Dileswari(25) and daughter Meena(12) from Sakra village; Mukhesh Aggarwal (32) from Ansola village, and driver Sujit Singh Chhabra (45).
