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A police van carrying 22 personnel skidded off the road and fell into a roadside ditch near Mandimera-Jangudi under Adaba police limits in Gajapati district this morning. The accident occurred while the team was returning from Rath Yatra duty and heading toward Koraput.
Preliminary reports indicate that the van lost control and rammed into a culvert before veering off the road. The impact caused the vehicle to topple down an embankment. While the cause of the accident is still under investigation, initial suspicion points to driver negligence or fatigue.
All 22 police personnel were rescued from the accident site, with only fou...