Road Accident / Speeding Bike Claims Pedestrian's Life in Cuttack District; Two Youths Critical
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Key Points
- A 55-year-old woman died after being hit by a speeding bike in Narasinghpur.
- Two youths on the motorcycle sustained critical injuries and were shifted to SCB.
- Odisha reports over 27,000 road accident deaths in five years, Assembly data shows.
Cuttack, Nov 30: A 55-year-old woman died, and two young men were critically injured after a speeding motorcycle hit her near College Square in Narasinghpur on Sunday, a source said.
The source informed that the victim, Mallilata Barik, was walking home when a bike carrying two youths from Ganagana village — Jashobant Behera (19) and Sunil Behera (20) — struck her at high speed.
All three were rushed to the Narsinghpur Community Health Centre (CHC).
A doctor at the CHC said, “When the woman was brought to the Narasinghpur CHC, she was not breathing. We gave first aid and tried to revive her vitals, but all our efforts went in vain, and she was declared dead.” The doctor added that the two men suffered “critical injuries” and, after initial treatment, were referred to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack for better medical care.
The fatal crash comes at a time when Odisha continues to witness alarming road safety figures. According to data presented in the Odisha Assembly on November 28, the state reported 27,167 road accident deaths in the last five years, averaging 5,433 fatalities annually. Another 50,041 people were injured during the same period.
Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena informed the House that Odisha recorded 56,830 road accidents between 2020 and 2024. Except for 2020 — when pandemic restrictions lowered fatalities to 4,738 — annual deaths have consistently remained above 5,000.
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The state government spent Rs 89.73 crore on road safety initiatives from 2020–21 to 2024–25, in addition to Rs 23.17 crore provided as financial assistance to accident victims under the Solatium Fund Scheme, the minister said.
The source informed that the victim, Mallilata Barik, was walking home when a bike carrying two youths from Ganagana village — Jashobant Behera (19) and Sunil Behera (20) — struck her at high speed.
All three were rushed to the Narsinghpur Community Health Centre (CHC).
A doctor at the CHC said, “When the woman was brought to the Narasinghpur CHC, she was not breathing. We gave first aid and tried to revive her vitals, but all our efforts went in vain, and she was declared dead.” The doctor added that the two men suffered “critical injuries” and, after initial treatment, were referred to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack for better medical care.
The fatal crash comes at a time when Odisha continues to witness alarming road safety figures. According to data presented in the Odisha Assembly on November 28, the state reported 27,167 road accident deaths in the last five years, averaging 5,433 fatalities annually. Another 50,041 people were injured during the same period.
Commerce and Transport Minister Bibhuti Bhushan Jena informed the House that Odisha recorded 56,830 road accidents between 2020 and 2024. Except for 2020 — when pandemic restrictions lowered fatalities to 4,738 — annual deaths have consistently remained above 5,000.
Also Read: Narrow Escape For MP Bibhu Prasad Tarai After His Car Meets With Accident
The state government spent Rs 89.73 crore on road safety initiatives from 2020–21 to 2024–25, in addition to Rs 23.17 crore provided as financial assistance to accident victims under the Solatium Fund Scheme, the minister said.
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