About 29 people were injured after the driver of an OSRTC bus lost control and overturned at Boinda in Angul district on the wee hours on Monday.
More than 35 people were in the bus when the accident occurred around 2.30 am. The Government bus was going from Bhubaneswar to Kantamala in Boudh district, sources said. All the injured were admitted at the Angul District Headquarters Hospital.
Among the injured, condition of four was serious and two of them were sent to the SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, said a police official.
Being informed, district Collector Anil Samal visited the hospital to know the health condition of the injured. He assured to provide financial assistance to the victims from the Red Cross funds.
The driver of the bus, identified as Trinath Sahu fled. The passengers said that it happened due to the irresponsibility of the driver. The police and MVI are investigating into the matter.