India, Aug. 20 -- Bhubaneswar: A 27-year-old woman was killed after a coal-laden truck hit her scooter in Odisha's Jharsuguda district today.

The mishap took place near the Horticulture Square under Rengali police limits in the afternoon.

The deceased has been identified as Pragati Panda. According to locals, the coal-laden truck (OD-23-KU-5416) hit Panda's scooter while she was returning to her in-law's place at Chikhilapali from her native place in Jute Mill area of Raigarh in neighbouring Chhatishgarh at around 1 pm.

The truck overturned soon after hitting the scooter and both the vehicles plunged into a roadside pit, reports said.

The truck driver reportedly lost control over the vehicle while negotiating a turn, they added.

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