Sundargarh: At least six people, including two women were killed and 10 others injured in a collision between a truck and a bus on National Highway-520 in K Balang area of Odisha’s Sundargarh district on Thursday.
As per preliminary information, the mishap took place at around 11 am near K Balanga Police Station under Koida block when the bus, which was en route to Koida from Rourkela, took the wrong route due to the repair work on the road.
“Five people were killed on the spot, and another succumbed to his injuries later. At least 10 others were critically injured,” DIG, Western Range, Brijesh Kumar Rai told reporters.
Local police, fire and emergency service personnel were engaged in the rescue operation, using cutters to extricate those trapped inside the vehicle, he added.
The injured were admitted to K Balang Community Health Centre (CHC) for treatment and those with serious injuries later shifted to a government hospital in Rourkela.