Nuapada: An Assistant Block Development Officer (ABDO) died after sustaining injuries in a road accident in Odisha's Nuapada district, today.

The deceased has been identified as Ramvilas Mangaraj, ABDO of Belpada block in Balangir district. A car in which the official was travelling had dashed against a roadside tree at Bangomunda leaving Mangaraj grieviously injured.

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He was rescued and admitted to the Nuapada District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) for treatment. However, he succumbed to injuries and breathed his last while undergoing treatment at the hospital today.