One person was killed and more than 40 others were injured as a passenger loaded mini bus turned turtle near Chhatrapur in Ganjam district on Thursday morning. Soon, the injured were rushed to the MKCG Medical College hospital here and the Chhatrapur Sub-divisional hospital.
According to reports, a speeding Brahmapur-bound truck hit a mini bus ‘Mishra and Mishra’ which was going towards Brahmapur near Sindhirapalli between Chhatrapur and Chamakhandi. The impact was so powerful that the mini bus toppled over before slipping into a ditch. A 24-year-old youth Kanhu Maharana of Mediri Street of Chhatrapur town died on the spot, while 40 others were injured. Out of the injured, the number of the labour class people who were on board the ill-fated vehicle was the highest.
When condition of 12 passengers deteriorated, they were shifted to the MKCG Medical College hospital here, said the police sources. Meanwhile, the truck involved in the accident was seized by the Chhatrapur police.