A bus carrying labourers to work in a brick kiln in Ganjam district met an accident near Pitabari
under Sadar police limits, 5 km from here, in which at least five were injured, including two critically on Sunday night.
The vehicle ‘Sai Ganesh’ no OR 05W-2856 after losing balance fell into a drain. There were a total of 45 passengers in the bus while the driver soon absconded. It was a reserved bus meant to carry the labourers from Kutula and Nandupalla village of Balangir district to a brick kiln at Padamari of Ganjam owned by one Kalia Sugar.
Dhaba owner near the accident site Saroj Pradhan and his staff helped the passengers get out of the bus and sent the injured ones to hospital at Brahmapur. Sadar Police Station IIC Trupti Ranjan Nayak registered a case.