In a collision between two trucks in Kuchinda of Sambalpur, Odisha on Sunday evening, both the drivers driving the trucks were burnt to death. This accident happened on Sunday late evening around 7 o’clock. According to the information received, a head-on collision took place between a container and a truck on NH 53 near Kadlipala area of Jamankira police station area of Sambalpur. The collision between the two trucks was so strong that after the collision, both the trucks caught fire. The fire was so horrific that the drivers of the trucks could not come out and both of them died of burning on the spot.
In this accident, a Khalasi (cleaner) in the truck has been rescued and he has been admitted to Sambalpur District Headquarters Hospital in critical condition where he is undergoing treatment. According to the information, a team of firefighters from Jamankira reached the spot and after extinguishing the fire, the bodies of both the drivers were taken out of the truck. The local police have sent the bodies to the hospital for post-mortem and started investigating the matter.