9 killed in road accident in Odisha

At least nine people, including two women and a child, were killed in Odisha's Angul district on Monday when a speeding truck rammed into a vehicle in which they were travelling.

The police said the driver of the coal laden truck lost control and ran over the vehicle, killing seven people on the spot at Chainpal in Talcher.

Two people died in hospital, police officer Subhrakant Mallick said.