Jagatsinghpur: A person was killed while another sustained critical injuries in a road accident near Gandhi Chakk under the Sadar police limits of Jagatsinghpur district.
The deceased has been identified as Chitan Kumar Sahu, a resident of Balikuda Ambashala village. The injured has been identified as Mihir Kumar Panda of the same village.
According to reports, the incident took place while the duo were returning from home after attending a marriage reception party in Bhubaneswar when their bike collided head-on with a pick-up van coming from the opposite direction.
Subsequently, Chitan died on the spot, Mihir was severely injured.
On being informed, police reached the spot and sent it for post-mortem.
