Archive · 18 Jan 2026
Two die in motorcycle accident in Odisha
Two young men, Gautam and Chandrasekhar, were riding their motorcycle in Odisha, India.
They were going to the Jaleswar railway station when a speeding vehicle hit them.
The accident happened on a state highway.
The men were taken to a nearby hospital, but doctors said they had died.
The police are trying to find the vehicle that caused the accident.
They think it might be a truck carrying sand.
Two men died after their motorcycle was hit by a speeding vehicle in Odisha's Balasore district.
The victims were identified as Gautam Sahu (18) and Chandrasekhar Mahapatra (22).
The accident occurred on state highway-57 at Nampo Chak.
The men were on their way to Jaleswar railway station when the accident happened.
The police suspect the vehicle involved could be a sand-laden truck.
- Who
- Gautam Sahu (18) and Chandrasekhar Mahapatra (22)
- What
- Motorcycle accident
- When
- Sunday, January 18
- Where
- Nampo Chak, Balasore district, Odisha
- Why
- The motorcycle was hit by a speeding vehicle
- Victims
- Gautam Sahu (18) and Chandrasekhar Mahapatra (22)
- Location
- Nampo Chak, Balasore district, Odisha
- Time
- Sunday, January 18
- Destination
- Jaleswar railway station
- Hospital
- JK Bhattar Hospital at Jaleswar
- Suspected Vehicle
- Sand-laden truck