6 killed, 3 injured after truck hit auto-rickshaw in Bhawanipatna

Kalahandi: At least six persons were killed and three critically injured after a truck collided head-on at Phurlijharan here in Odisha’s Kalahandi district on Wednesday.

Police said the injured persons have been admitted to the district headquarters hospital.

As many as ten persons were travelling in the three-wheeler at the time of the accident, said police.

The incident occurred at Phulrijharan in Bhawanipatna when a speeding truck hit the auto-rickshaw. They have come to Phulrijharan for picnic.