Jharsuguda: A head-on collision between a coal-laden truck and a pick-up van on NH-49 near Janiena under Lakhanpur police limits in Jharsuguda district left five persons dead and eight others injured on Sunday.
The injured ones are undergoing treatment at the district headquarters hospital.
As per reports, the coal-laden truck and the pick-up van carrying 13 persons collided head-on when the ill-fated vehicle was heading towards Belapahad from Panchagaon.
While four persons died on the spot, another one succumbed to injuries at the Lakhanpur Community Health Centre.
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