Tension prevailed in the Nandankanan Zoological Park on the outskirts of the city on Wednesday after the driver of a bus lost control in the lions’ safari and ploughed into a crowd of visitors.
Three visitors were injured in the accident. Sources said the safari bus ran into a group of visitors inside the zoo after the driver lost control of the vehicle due to a technical malfunction.
All the injured visitors were from Mahuria village in Khordha district and they were admitted to a private hospital in the city.
The condition of one person is said to be critical. He is undergoing treatment in the ICU.
“We were moving inside the zoo when the safari bus hit us from the rear,” said an injured, Surya Prasad Mangaraj.
later, tension prevailed after tourists demanded action by the zoo authorities against the driver for negligent driving.