At least 15 persons were injured when a mini bus en-route to Pipili in Puri district from Bhubaneswar turned turtle near the Sisupalgarh Mahotsav Ground on the Cuttack-Puri bypass road on Tuesday.
Source said that around 18 labourers were travelling to Pipili from Bhubaneswar’s Sikharchandi area by the bus for workin in Pipili. However, the bus lost control and overturned after its rear tyre exploded.
A major mishap was averted as no casualty was reported in the mishap. The injured passengers were admitted to the Sri Sri Borda Hospital near Lingirpur, the Capital Hospital and the BMC Hospital here.