In a road mishap about 13 persons were injured, three of them seriously as the pick-up van they were travelling in overturned at Astha village on Dalma Hills under Bodam police station area on Monday.
The injured were residents of Ulyan in Kadma. They were returning home after performing puja at a temple of lord Shiva atop Dalma hills.
Those injured include three children, including two 10-year-old girls, five women and as many men. They all were rescued by other devotees and brought to MGM Medical College and Hospital emergency, where three of them were admitted as their condition was serious.
Those admitted in the hospital were identified as Manorama Devi (50) Ritesh Kumar (48), and Durua Sahu (45). Ritesh has sustained serious injury in the chest, where as two women, Durua and Manorama, have sustained head injuries.
According to the victims, the van in which they were travelling was at a moderate speed, but at a point while negotiating a sharp turn, the driver lost control, which led vehicle to overturn.
"The van was in slow speed but it overturned toward the left and those sitting on the left side got injured the most as those sitting on the right side had also come over them. Fortunately, the children had sat on the right side, hence they escaped with minor injuries," said one of the victims, who escaped with bruises in his left hand.
Officer-in-charge, Bodam police station R Ranjan said they were not aware about any mishap as the victims must have been rescued and sent to the hospital by the passers-by. He said the victims must have given their statement before the police at the medical college hospital camp police station and after getting the statement the incident will be investigated.
The Shiva Temple atop the Dalma hills is about four kms away from the foot-hills and the vehicles have to negotiate sharp turn at some of the place. The mishap that took place today is about one kilometre away from the Bodam police station.