Balasore: The helper of a fish-laden pickup van was killed after the vehicle met with a road mishap on NH-60 at Basta police limits in Balasore district at around 7 am on Thursday morning.
As per reports, the incident took place while a fish-laden pickup van was en-route from Khurda to West Bengal. Meanwhile, a speeding truck hit the vehicle from the rear, killing the helper on the spot.
On receiving information, police reached the spot and recovered the body for post-mortem.
Further investigation is underway in this regard, sources said.