US EditionTragic Collision Claims Five Police Lives in Odisha
Five police officers died instantly and three were critically injured in a collision involving a stone-chips truck; the driver is detained and investigation is ongoing.
- On Sunday, February 22, 2026, five police personnel were killed in a head-on collision on National Highway 49 near Jharsuguda Sadar Police Station.
- The officers had been returning from a marriage in Rengali, and eight police personnel were traveling from the Rengali area under Lakhanpur police station.
- Emergency teams and locals recovered victims and rushed three injured police personnel in critical condition to Jharsuguda District Headquarter Hospital.
- Police say they have detained the truck driver, seized the vehicle and launched an investigation, while senior police officers rushed to the hospital to assess the situation.
- Happening around 4 am, the collision involved a stone-chips-laden trailer and occurred in the wee hours.
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Tragic Collision Claims Five Police Lives in Odisha
A tragic accident on National Highway 49 in Jharsuguda, Odisha, led to the deaths of five police personnel. Four others were injured, including a civilian truck driver. The incident occurred early Sunday when a police SUV collided head-on with a truck. An investigation is underway as leaders express condolences.
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NewsDrumOdisha: 5 police personnel killed, 4 others injured in SUV-truck collision
Bhubaneswar, Feb 22 (PTI) 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 Odisha’s Jharsuguda district early on Sunday, police said. The accident took place near Odisha Adarsh Vidyalaya in Jharsuguda Sadar police station area when eight […]
Odisha: Trailer collides with police vehicle, kills five personnel
Five police personnel died following a collision between a trailer and a police vehicle near Jharsuguda Sadar Police Station on National Highway 49 on Sunday, Jharsuguda Superintendent of Police (SP) Gundala Reddy Raghavendra said.
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