Cycle rider crushed to death by rice laden truck in Odisha’s Balasore dist, road blocked
Soro: In another case of road mishap in Odisha, a cycle rider was killed on Friday after getting crushed under the wheels of a rice-laden truck in Balasore district of Odisha. The incident took place near Bidu on the national highway number 16 in Soro area of the district.
The deceased has been identified as Abhimanyu Mallick of Dandaharipur village under Bahanaga Block of Balasore district.
As per reports, the accident took place when the man was crossing the road. As the rice laden truck hit the man, he was killed on the spot.
On receiving the news, the agitated villagers blocked the highway. Accordingly, vehicles were stranded on both side of the spot.
After getting information about the incident, Soro Police and additional Tahsildar Datari Mallick reached the spot and pacified the agitators. After assuring to compensate the loss of life the blockade was lifted.
