Archive · 13 Jan 2026
PhD Scholar Killed in IIT Bhubaneswar Scooter Crash
Two PhD scholars were riding a scooter on the IIT Bhubaneswar campus late at night.
The rider lost control and hit a median.
One scholar died from the injuries, and the other is in the hospital but is stable.
Security guards found them and took them to the hospital right away.
The accident happened around 11:20 PM on Monday night.
A PhD scholar was killed and another critically injured in a scooter crash on the IIT Bhubaneswar campus late on Monday night.
The accident occurred at around 11:20 PM when the rider lost control of the scooter and hit a median.
Both scholars were rushed to the institute's Sanjeevan Hospital and later referred to Manipal Hospital.
The severely injured student was declared dead at Manipal Hospital, while the pillion rider remains in stable condition in the Neuro ICU.
Security patrol heard the crash and immediately transported the injured students to the hospital.
- Who
- Two PhD scholars, one of whom was the scooter rider and the other a pillion rider
- What
- A fatal scooter accident on the IIT Bhubaneswar campus
- When
- 11:20 PM on Monday
- Where
- IIT Bhubaneswar campus
- Why
- The rider lost control of the scooter and hit a median
- Location
- IIT Bhubaneswar campus
- Time of Accident
- 11:20 PM on Monday
- Victims
- Two PhD scholars
- Hospital
- Manipal Hospital
- Condition of Pillion Rider
- Stable in Neuro ICU