Bus carrying pilgrims from West Bengal hits stationary truck in Jajpur
At least 20 passengers were injured after a Puri-bound bus collided with a parked truck in Odisha on Friday morning.
At least 20 passengers, including some who are critically injured, sustained injuries after a bus from West Bengal rammed into a stationary truck near the Badachana overbridge in Odisha’s Jajpur district on Friday. According to Odisha Bytes, the accident occurred between 5 am and 6 am.
The bus was carrying approximately 55 pilgrims from Medinipur in West Bengal to Puri. The truck had been parked on the roadside of the overbridge due to a tyre puncture when the collision occurred.
The bus driver is suspected to have dozed off and lost control of the vehicle, causing it to hit the truck, according to preliminary information from Odisha Bytes. The sudden collision reportedly caused panic among the passengers.
Badachana police and local residents rescued the injured and moved them to the Badachana Community Health Centre (CHC). Two critically injured passengers were later shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Kataka, while others remained under treatment at Badachana.
Arrangements were made to transport the remaining passengers to their destinations in another bus, sources said.