Bhubaneswar, February 22 At least five police personnel were killed and four others were injured in a head-on collision between an SUV and a truck on National Highway 49 in Jharsuguda district of Odisha on Sunday morning, police said.
The accident occurred near Odisha Adarsh Vidyalaya in the Jharsuguda Sadar police station area, where eight personnel were returning from a wedding in Jharsuguda when the truck was traveling in the opposite direction, a senior police officer said.
"Five police personnel from Jharsuguda district were killed in the accident, while two were seriously injured and are being treated at a private hospital in Bargarh. Another injured police officer is in stable condition," said Jharsuguda Additional Superintendent of Police Madhusikta Mishra.
The truck driver was also injured in the accident and is currently receiving treatment, she added.
"A case has been registered, and further investigation is underway," Mishra said.
The truck overturned after the collision, and the police vehicle was completely damaged in the accident, she added.
