A car collided with another near the Kantapali overbridge on the Sambalpur-Bargarh National Highway late Saturday night, killing two people and injuring four others. The victims, BJP workers Devendra Naik, the Gochaya mandal president, and Muralidhar Chhariya, a former sarpanch, died on the spot.
Devendra and Muralidhar had travelled to Bhubaneswar for work and returned to Sambalpur by train. They requested a car from Muralidhar’s house to return to their village. While returning home late at night, another car hit their vehicle from behind near the Kantapali overbridge, causing it to overturn on impact.
The crash injured four others, including the driver, who was rushed to the hospital. Police have seized the offending vehicle and detained its driver.