Three Motorcyclists Killed in Bus Collision on Odisha’s NH-220 Are Identified

Overview

• Bikash Behera, 26, of Ratanasahi in Mayurbhanj; Prabir Debbarma, 26, of Adityapur in Jharkhand; and Bikash Debbarma, 28, of Bishalgarh in Tripura were named as the deceased.
• Police said the passenger bus struck the motorcycle near Ranibandh under Rairangpur rural limits on Friday afternoon and dragged it for some distance.
• The crash occurred around 1:30 pm as the three friends were traveling from Rairangpur toward Jashipur, and all died at the scene.
• A case has been registered at the Rairangpur rural police station after brief tension at the spot was brought under control.
• In a separate incident reported by the same outlet, two motorcyclists died in a head-on collision between two bikes near Sahajbahal in Sundargarh on Thursday night.