Jajpur: A man was crushed to death while going for his daily business after a speeding gas-laden truck ran over him in Jajpur district of Odisha today. The man was identified as Anadi Mallik, a fish trader from Nelibari village here.

Sources said Mallik was going towards Jajpur Road on his cycle to sell fish when a speeding 10-wheeler gas-laden truck ran over him near Ganesh Bazaar Chowk. While he died on the spot, locals managed to catch hold of the driver. Police on getting information reached the spot and recovered the body for postmortem.

Jajpur Road IIC Upendra Kumar Pradhan informed that the vehicle has been seized and the accused arrested. The body has been taken for autopsy and further investigation is underway."