Man dies after being hit by speeding pick-up van in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: In a tragic incident, a man died after a speeding cattle-laden pick up van hit him in Odisha’s capital city of Bhubaneswar. The incident occurred at Kalyanpur square near Patia area of the Capital city.

The deceased has been identified as Sudhir Kumar Singh, from Bihar. He was residing in Bhubaneswar for past many years.

According to sources, at early morning, Sudhir kept his bike in the road side and was plucking flowers near Kalyanpur square at Patia when a speeding cattle-laden pick up van hit him. Following the accident, Sudhir died on the spot while the pick-up van overturned.

On being informed, police reached the spot, recovered the body and sent it for autopsy. The cops have also detained four people in this connection and started to probe into the matter.

Further detailed reports related to the case are awaited.