Five police personnel die in head-on collision between their vehicle and truck in Odisha

Five constabulary unit were killed and 3 others were battling for beingness pursuing a head-on collision betwixt their conveyance and a chromatic chips-laden motortruck connected National Highway 49 successful Odisha’s Jharsuguda territory successful the wee hours of Sunday (February 22, 2026).

Eight constabulary unit were returning from the matrimony of a constabulary constable successful Rengali country nether Lakhanpur constabulary station, erstwhile the mishap that took spot successful beforehand of the Jharsuguda Sadar Police Station. It was terrible capable that 5 constabulary unit died connected the spot.

Locals and constabulary unit recovered mishap victims from the mangled conveyance and rushed to Jharsuguda District Headquarter Hospital.

Senior constabulary officers rushed to infirmary to measure the situation. The motortruck operator has been detained, and the conveyance has been seized arsenic constabulary person launched an probe into the incident.