KEONJHAR: Eleven persons, including five women, were killed when the jeep in which they were travelling collided with a dumper on National Highway 215 near here on Tuesday. The jeep was ferrying passengers from Barbil area who were on their way to attend a wedding in Keonjhar. The dumper was returning to Bankamaruni locality from a steel unit when the mishap took place at Hundula, police said. While nine persons were killed on the spot, two others succumbed to injuries while being shifted to hospital. The bodies were extricated from the mangled jeep with the help of policemen and local volunteers. Three persons, apparently thrown out under the impact of collision, were found dead about 20 feet away from thevehicle. The bodies were sent to Keonjhar district headquarters hospital for post-mortem.
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