Two persons were critically injured when a truck hit a stationary dumper on the NH-60 near Dandika Chhak under the Jaleswar police station in the district on Saturday.
The driver and the helper of the speeding truck were grievously injured in the mishap that occurred in the morning. Both the injured were rescued and admitted to a hospital in Jaleswar and later shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital (DHH) here after their condition deteriorated.
In another incident, an ambulance met with an accident near Ambudiha Chhak on Nilagiri-Seragada road in the district. The vehicle lost control and skidded off the road before hitting a roadside tree. The ambulance driver, who was critically hurt in the mishap, was rescued by Fire Service personnel and admitted to the DHH here.