Balasore: One person was killed and 20 others were injured, when a Bihar-bound bus carrying migrants from Puducherry hit a truck in Odisha’s Balasore district on Wednesday.
The incident occurred when the private bus with around 40 passengers collided with a stationary truck on NH-16 near Jamjhadi in the district.
On being informed, Simulia Police reached the spot, rescued the injured persons and sent them to Soro hospital, where one person was declared “brought dead”.
Three with serious injuries were later shifted to the District Headquarter Hospital here.
The migrants were returning to their native places in Bihar after being stranded in Puducherry in the wake of the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Meanwhile, the District administration has made arrangements to send other passengers to Bihar, officials said.
Ms Kalinga