6 hurt as bus hits roadside tree in Bhubaneswar

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Kalinga TV News Network

Bhubaneswar: In a road mishap on the busy streets of the state capital today, at least six persons were hurt after a bus carrying passengers from Puri to Bhubaneswar hit a roadside tree near Kalpana Square on Cuttack-Puri road.

The mishap took place in the noon hours while the bus namely ‘Sai’ of Sarala Travels was heading towards Kalpana Square and the driver suddenly lost control over the wheels in front of the State Museum. As a result, the bus skidded off the road to hit an auto-rickshaw first and then ended up hitting a roadside tree.

Commissionerate Police reached the spot and rushed the injured to nearby hospital for treatment. It later rescued some passengers through the windows of the bus as it had got badly mangled at its entrance due to the collision.

Police are trying to trace the accused driver who managed to flee from the spot after the crash.

Details are awaited in the incident.

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