Bhubaneswar, October 17: A truck driver was killed after his vehicle rammed into the rear part of a container truck on the Janla overbridge on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on Saturday evening, causing traffic congestion for hours on National Highway-16.

It is said that the truck, allegedly travelling at high speed, crashed into the container truck while both vehicles were crossing the Janla overbridge. The impact left the truck severely mangled, trapping the driver inside the wreckage.

Upon receiving information, Fire Services personnel and local police rushed to the spot. Firefighters cut through the damaged vehicle to rescue the driver and subsequently rushed him to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead.

The accident disrupted vehicular movement on the busy highway, leading to a traffic jam in the area for hours. Police personnel later cleared the congestion and restored normal traffic movement.