FIVE DIED IN A ROAD ACCIDENT IN SRIKAKULAM
Bureau,Odishabarta
Srikakulam: Five persons killed in a road accident at Kottapalli in Mandasa mandal on Saturday morning on National high way (NH -16). when the vehicle they were travelling in skidded off and plunged into Mahendratanya river.
One person Trilochan Jena survived the accident and his present condition is out of danger according to source.Andra Cops have identified the deceased persons as Vanita Jena,Adarsh Jena,Pratap and Reetu.
As per the preliminary information, all the six people from Bhubaneswar in Odisha had visited Simhachalam temple in Vizag on Friday. They were returning to Berhampur on Friday night. When the vehicle reached the Kottapalli bridge in the early hours of Saturday, the driver lost control over the vehicle.The accident occurred while they were on the way to Berhampur.
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