Cuttack: At least one person was injured while several passengers were injured as the bus in which they were traveling reportedly overturned at Cuttack Gopalpur Chhak on NH-16 this evening.
The private passenger bus named ‘Chandan’ bearing registration number OR 05 A J7455 reportedly overturned while going to Balasore from Bhubaneswar.
The local police with the help of the locals and passersby is carrying out the rescue operation. Meanwhile, the injured persons who were rescued were rushed to the SCB Medical College and Hospital for treatment.
While it is yet to be known under what circumstances the bus overturned, it is suspected that the bus turned turtle as the driver lost control over the wheels of the vehicle.
It is also speculated that around 50 passengers were there when the bus met with the accident and around 20 of them have been injured following the mishap.
As per the later reports, a bicyclist was crushed to death due to the bus accident.
Earlier on February 8, 12 passengers were injured after a bus reported met with an accident near Nidhipanda on National Highway-60 in Balasore district.
One of the 12 injured persons sustained critical injuries while the bus carrying more than 60 passengers met with an accident while traveling from Puri to West Bengal.
Ms Kalinga