Cuttack, Dec 13: Sprinter Dutee Chand met with an accident near OMP Square in Cuttack while she was returning to Bhubaneswar from her village in Jajpur district with a friend, police said on Friday.
The sprinter escaped unhurt when a truck collided with her vehicle on Thursday evening.
Her luxury car suffered damage in the accident and the truck driver attempted to flee the spot after the mishap. However, Dutee chased the truck and halted it
She contacted the Madhupatna police station and a PCR van reached the spot immediately. Police took the truck into custody and detained the driver.
We have detained the truck driver for questioning. Dutee Chand and her friend were rescued to safety, said Madhupatna police.