In shocking incident, a woman homeguard, who was deployed for Hockey World Cup-related duty here, died in a road accident while heading towards the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium today.
The deceased, identified as Gopal Tirkey, was engaged in beautification works at the stadium when he accidentally came in contact with the live wire.
According to reports, Johani was  heading towards the Birsa Munda International Hockey Stadium on a scooter. Meanwhile, a truck hit her two-wheeler from rear at Hanuman Vatika Chhak at around 7 AM. As a result, she fell from the vehicle and was crushed to death.
As she fell from the vehicle, the truck ran over Johani, killing her on the spot.
Uditnagar police have seized the truck and detained its driver for questioning.
The body was recovered by police and sent to the Rourkela Government Hospital for post-mortem.
