Sambalpur: A bus was hit by a truck at Khinda Street on the Sambalpur-Jharsuguda road; One dead, more than 10 injured

Sambalpur/Jharsuguda: A fatal road accident has been reported this morning at Khinda Street on the Sambalpur-Jharsuguda road. The accident took place when a truck hit the Mahalakshmi bus coming from Jharsuguda near Khinda Street under Thelkoloi police station in Sambalpur district. One person was killed and more than 10 passengers were injured. It is said that the truck hit the back of the bus while it was standing at the spot. Seeing this, the passengers got out of the bus in fear. But some fell outside. One of them was dead. So far the identity of the deceased has not been found.

Both the truck and the bus were going from Jharsuguda to Sambalpur. It is reported that the accident took place at around 7:20 in the morning. With the help of local people and police, all the injured have been admitted to Burla Vimsar. The police have seized two vehicles from the scene and started investigating the incident.