Soro/Balasore: In a tragic mishap, a home guard was killed after being mowed down by a truck in Soro in Odisha's Balasore district today.

The incident took place early in the morning on NH 16 in College Chhak area of Soro. The deceased was identified as Sushant Sethy, a home guard deployed at Soro police station. He was a resident of Rupakhanda village in Bahanaga block of the district.

As per reports, Sethy had gone to have a cup of tea at a roadside stall in the wee hours when a speeding container truck hit and ran over him. The vehicle sped away before onlookers could react. Some people, who witnessed the accident, rushed a bleeding Sethy to the nearest hospital but doctors declared him brought dead.

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