A person was killed and around 30 others were injured in a road accident when a private bus hit a truck at Mirjapur Chhack on National Highway-5 under the Panikoili police station of Jajpur district on Tuesday night.
The deceased was identified as Milan Bose (55) of Medinipur district in West Bengal.
Around 12 persons who were critically injured were rushed to the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack while those with minor injuries were undergoing treatment in the Government hospital at Panikoili, said Panikoili police station officer Salila Mallick.