Odisha: Nine kabaddi players killed in road accident

Bhubaneshwar: In a shocking tragedy, nine kabaddi players from Orissa were killed and 15 others were seriously injured after a mini-truck they were travelling in fell off a bridge on Saturday evening near Surapalli in Sundargarh district.

According to sources, the incident occurred around 4:30 pm when the team from Sendhapur village was returning after playing a tournament in the neighbouring Dhundigaon.

The victims have been identified as Abhiram Kalo (50), Dharanidhar Nayak (60), Chandra Sekhar Pradhan (18), Gauri Chandra Kissan (22) and Umesh Kissan (25).

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced ex-gratia of Rs1lakh each to the kin of the victims.