Puri: Four members of family were critically injured when a van, carrying 12 people, crashed into a tree and overturned near Junei Chhak, about 2 km from Konark in Odisha, around 4 am on Friday.
Other occupants also sustained injuries in the crash.
According to sources, the critically injured, Gauranga Barik, Sukanti Barik, Sumitra Barik and Sanjay Barik, were admitted to Gop community health centre and later shifted to Capital Hospital in Bhubaneswar.
The accident took place when they were en route to Konark from Bhadrak Tidhi. It is being suspected that either fog or a drowsy driver could have resulted in the crash.
