Nine Kabbadi players were killed and five others have been injured in a road accident.The incident was occurred late night yesterday in Odisha state.
The incident took place when the mini-truck (OD-16-7141) lost its balance and fell down from the bridge.The players were returning after winning a Kabbadi match and a mini-truck in which they were travelling fell off a bridge on Saturday evening near Surapalli in Sundargarh district.
Seven Kabbadi players died on the spot, while the remaining two died at the hospital.12 people have sustained severe injuries.The dead were identified as Abhiram Kalo, 50, Dharanidhar Nayak, 60, Chandra Sekhar Pradhan, 18, all from Sendhapur village, Umesh Kisan, 25, and Gauri Chandra Kissan, 22.
Chief minister Naveen Patnaik Expressed grief over the deaths and announced ex-gratia of Rs 1 lakh each for the next of the kin of the deceased.
