Odisha: 4 killed, 20 injured in bus-truck collision

ROURKELA (ODISHA): (Apr 29) At least four people were killed and over 20 others were injured when a bus collided head-on with a truck on National Highway 143 in Odisha's Sundergarh district, police said on Wednesday.

The accident took place on Tuesday night in Chandiposh police station area when the bus was travelling from Rourkela to Mangalpur in Jajpur district. The deceased persons included drivers of both the bus and the truck, police said.

While two persons died on the spot, two others later succumbed to injuries at a hospital. Some passengers were rescued by cutting through a portion of the bus, a police officer said.