A tragic road accident claimed the life of a schoolteacher in Mathili block of Malkangiri district on Friday.
The deceased, Anuram Nayak (57) of Salimi Nuaguda village, was returning home after completing his Booth Level Officer (BLO) duty when his scooter was hit by a speeding ambulance near Salimi.
The impact was severe, throwing Nayak off his vehicle and leaving him critically injured. He was immediately rushed to the Mathili Sub‑Divisional Hospital in the same ambulance, but doctors declared him dead upon arrival.
Following the incident, Nayak’s family lodged a written complaint at Mathili Police Station. Police have seized the ambulance and the scooter and begun an investigation into the circumstances of the crash.
The sudden demise of the veteran teacher has cast a pall of grief over the local education community. The Mathili Block Education Office provided Rs 10,000 in financial assistance to the bereaved family for funeral expenses. Several teachers and education officials attended the last rites and expressed condolences to the grieving family.
