Nine Kabaddi Players From Odisha Killed in Road Accident
The incident occurred around 4:30 on Saturday evening when the team from Sendhapur village in Bonai block was returning after playing a tournament with the neighbouring Dhundigaon village.
Nine rural Kabaddi players were killed and 15 others seriously injured after a mini-truck in which they were travelling fell off a bridge near Surapalli under Lahunipara police limits in Odisha's Sundargarh district.
Three persons died on the spot while the 15 others are undergoing treatment in a Rourkela hospital.
The incident occurred around 4:30 on Saturday evening when the team from Sendhapur village in Bonai block was returning after playing a tournament with the neighbouring Dhundigaon village.
The deceased have been identified as Abhiram Kalo (50), Dharanidhar Nayak (60), Chandra Sekhar Pradhan (18), Gauri Chandra Kissan (22) and Umesh Kissan (25).
CM Naveen Patnaik has expressed grief over the incident and announced ex-gratia of Rs1lakh each to the kin of the deceased.