Sprinter Dutee Chand escaped unscathed after a truck hit her car near OMP Square in Cuttack, police said on Friday.
The incident took place on Thursday evening when Dutee was returning to Bhubaneswar from her native Jajpur district with her friend. Her luxury car was damaged in an accident.
Dutee stopped a truck that was trying to flee the scene of the accident. She contacted Madhupatna police station, which reached the spot and detained the truck driver for questioning.
“When we tried to stop the truck driver from escaping, he used vulgar language,” Dutee said.
Dutee Chand and her friend were rescued to safety.
