10 killed, 15 injured as pick-up van overturns in Odisha

At least 10 people werekilled and 15 others injured after a pick-up van carrying themoverturned in Odisha's Koraput district on Sunday, a policeofficer said.

The accident took place near Murtahandi under Kotpadpolice station limits when a group of around 30 people fromneighbouring Chhattisgarh were returning to their villageafter attending a mourning ritual of a relative.

While 10 people died on the spot, the 15 injured weretaken to a hospital at Kotpad, Koraput Superintendent ofPolice Varun Guntupalli said.

The condition of 10 of the injured was stated to becritical.

The pick-up van was returning from Sindhigaon inKoraput district when it overturned apparently after thedriver lost control of the vehicle, police said.

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