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The Tragic Accident On Puri-Konark Marine Drive Which Shook Everybody





The Tragic Accident On Puri-Konark Marine Drive Which Shook Everybody

Early morning on Monday, the news of a tragic accident that took place on the Puri-Konark Marine Drive on Sunday night, shook everybody. The mishap claimed the life of one and left three others seriously injured. The luxury BMW car that the revellers, a group of friends, were driving in, hit a tree along the road and was left mangled from the impact of the collision. The group was in Puri to celebrate the birthday of one of the members Kalinga Keshri Samantray, who also suffered serious injuries from the accident. While two others named Suman Patra and Sonali Behera were also hurt in the incident, Nanda Kishore Mohapatra, a resident of Ashok Nagar and a popular DJ, died on the spot.

Friends of DJ NK who have been under tremendous shock since the incident, took out a silent procession march on Tuesday, with NK’s body from Master Canteen to the cremation ground at Satya Nagar. Meanwhile, there have been many speculations revolving around the incident. It is alleged that the victims were apparently racing with another high-end car on the foggy night before things spiralled out of control.

Talking to MCL, one of the friends of Nanda Kishore, Partha said, “NK is one of the best DJs in Odisha. The news of his accident and his death had left us shaken and hurt. We received his dead body from Puri after post-mortem. There are many misconceptions among the media and the people regarding the accident. We want to clarify that they had gone to Puri for celebrating a friend, Kalinga Keshari Samantray’s birthday. Since they were returning home late in the night,the accident would have been caused due to dense fog.”

“NK was very special for us. Though his death has left us heart broken, it hurts us more when we hear misled interpretations of the entire incident. We are all aware of the fact that there two cars on that fateful night. The man in the other car told us about the whole incident. They were all returning home after the birthday party at the friend’s house. It could be the fog or the high speed of the cars that caused the accident. While NK has passed away, the others are in a critical state, struggling for their lives in the hospital. I plead to everybody not to create rumours, and wait for the police to investigate. Instead, we should all pray for the recovery of the survivors,” said anchor Pinky, a friend of NK. Picture Courtesy: Santosh Mohapatra

Santosh Mohapatra a DJ and a close friend of NK said, “We have been friends since class 7 and this is a huge loss for all of us. Although a lot of theroies are coming up in the media regarding the accident and how it happened, at the end, we have lost our friend and we should now only pray that his soul rests in peace.” 

Banner and Feature Image courtesy: Santosh Mohapatra

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Author: Jyoti Prakash Sahoo

Hailing from the entertainment industry, Jyoti started his career as a cine journalist in 2017. He is an anchor, actor and creative writer too. Currently working as the Content Head of the Odia entertainment YouTube channel 'Mo TV', Jyoti also loves to write human interest and positive stories that can inspire the readers.

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