Bhubaneswar: An auto-rickshaw driver died allegedly due to sunstroke in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district today.
The deceased has been identified as Jayel Munda (44) of Kukudanda village of Sankhabhanga panchayat under Jharapokharia police limits in Mayurbhanj.
Munda drove his auto-rickshaw from his village to a garage at Bisoi Block Square for repairing around the noon.
He collapsed near the garage while the mechanics were repairing his auto-rickshaw. The locals rescued Munda and rushed him to a nearby primary health centre.
Munda was later shifted to a Community Health Centre (CHC) at Bijatala after his condition deteriorated. However, he was declared dead on arrival by the doctors.
On being informed, police reached the CHC and sent the body for postmortem.
Munda was the sole bread earner for his family, including two minor sons.
The locals have urged the district administration to provide financial assistance to Munda’s family at the earliest.