Bhubaneswar, April 19 -- A woman and her minor son were killed in a mishap on the National Highway-16 in Odisha's Balasore district today.

The deceased have been identified as Usha Pati, wife of Laxminarayan Pati of Chhanapur village under Balasore Industrial Area police station, and their 11-year-old son Shibansh.

The incident took place while Usha along with her son Shibansh was travelling to Dumuda on a scooter to meet her parents in the afternoon.

A speeding truck ran over Usha and her son after hitting their scooter from the rear near Nuagaon Square under Remuna block. The mother-son duo died on the spot.

On being informed, Balasore Industrial Area police reached the spot and recovered the bodies before sending them to the Distri...