Balasore: A man was killed and his wife was critically injured when a truck hit their bike and ran over them at Sergada Square in Balasore district.

Deceased Indrajit Panda along with his wife Priteenanda Panda was on their way to Meghadambarpuru in a bike when a truck hit them and ran over them. While Indrajit died on the spot, Priteenanda is now undergoing treatment at the Balasore District Headquarters Hospital (DHH).

A pall of gloom descended on the deceased’s native village Sergada. Meanwhile, local police sent the body to the DHH for post-mortem and started an investigation into the mishap.