Speeding Car Kills Moped Rider in Paradip, Triggers Protest

Paradip: A moped rider was killed in a tragic road accident after a speeding car rammed into his vehicle in front of a school in Paradip town of Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur district on Wednesday night.

The deceased has been identified as Ajay Karan, a resident of the Sandhakuda locality in Paradip. He was working as a daily wage labourer.

According to police sources, Ajay was returning home from Madhuban to Sandhakuda on his Luna moped when a car coming from the Paradip sea beach side hit his two-wheeler at high speed near Paradip Saraswati Bidya Mandir. The impact was so severe that the car reportedly overturned nearly 100 metres away from the accident spot, killing the moped rider on the spot.

Some occupants of the car sustained injuries in the mishap, while two others allegedly fled the scene immediately after the accident.

On receiving information, personnel from the Paradeep Model Police Station rushed to the spot, rescued the injured and shifted them to a hospital with the help of an ambulance. The body of the deceased was sent for post-mortem examination.

Following the incident, local residents and family members of Ajay Karan staged a protest, demanding compensation for the bereaved family. Police have registered a case and launched an investigation into the incident.