Tension erupts after SUV rams into three vehicles near Xavier Square, locals stage road blockade
The New Indian Express Jeypore|December 29, 2024
The car first hit a small pick-up truck. Under the impact of the collision, the truck rammed into an auto-rickshaw which in turn hit the rear-end of a cargo three-wheeler. Police sources
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TENSION erupted on the busy road near Xavier Square here on Saturday evening after a man driving a SUV triggered a series of accidents before the locals managed to get hold of him. Five persons are reported to have suffered injuries in the incident.

Police said the car first hit a small pick-up truck. Under the impact of the collision, the truck rammed into an auto-rickshaw which in turn hit the rear-end of a cargo three-wheeler.

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