Truck hits car carrying Odisha MLA, driver flees

Bhubaneswar: A speeding truck hit a car in which Bhadrak MLA Sanjib Kumar Mallick was travelling near Jaraka in Odisha’s Jajpur district, today.

According to reports, the legislator was heading towards Bhadrak from Bhubaneswar in the car, this morning. The truck collided with the car leaving the ill-fated vehicle mangled.

Luckily, the MLA and the car driver escaped unhurt. On the other hand, the truck driver fled the spot after the accident.

Police have started an investigation into the incident.