Vikash Sharma

At least seven passengers sustained multiple injuries following an accident involving a bus and a truck near Bina petrol pump on NH-16 in Bhadrak district. As per initial reports, the bus was en route to Kolkata from Bhubaneswar.

Sources said the bus rammed into the truck and the passengers sitting on the left side sustained injuries in the accident. All seven injured persons have been admitted to Bhadrak district headquarters hospital (DHH).

Following the accident, both the driver and conductor of the bus are absconding. Meanwhile, police have started an investigation into the tragic road mishap.

(Reported by Parthasarathi Nayak)

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