Senior citizen killed as scooter collides with car

Bhubaneswar: A 63-year-old man was killed after his scooter collided with a speeding car on National Highway-18 near Kachimbila area in Mayurbhanj on Tuesday.
The victim was identified as Keshab Chandra Sahu, who was a retired high school teacher. According to sources, Sahoo was returning home after taking classes at Shri Ramjee Government High School when the accident took place. The four-wheeler was travelling from Baripada to Balasore when it hit the scooter. A critically injured Sahu was then rushed to Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College and Hospital in Mayurbhanj where doctors declared him dead. The Betanati police have registered a case in this regard and seized the vehicles. Sahu had worked as principal at high schools in Bhimda, Gudialbandh and Sureidihi before his retirement in 2019.