By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has expressed deep grief over the death of three persons in the tragic bus-truck collision on the Cuttack-Chandbali State Highway at Katarpada Chhaka near Nischintkoili in Salepur, Cuttack on Tuesday. 2 out of 3 deceased were from Rajkanika and Aul and were identified as Raja of Odagiria village under Rajkanika block and Anusaya , of Badanko village under Aul block.
The Odisha CM has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 3 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased. 9 people were seriously injured in this accident. The injured have been admitted to SCB Medical College & Hospital in Cuttack. The Chief Minister directed to provide them with good treatment and wished them a speedy recovery.
Sources said, as many as 3 passengers, mostly from Chandabali in Bhadrak, Rajkanika and Aul areas, were killed while as many as 30 passengers badly injured after Passenger Bus ‘Manorama’ coming from Nandagohira in Chandabali to Cuttack-Bhubaneswar, collided with Truck on Cuttack-Chandabali State Highway at Katarpada Chhaka near Nischintkoili on Tuesday morning.
Sources said, Due to dense fog, the driver of the bus could not notice the truck on the road and crashed the vehicle into it. As a result, three persons were killed and over 30 persons were seriously injured.
The injured persons have been admitted to the Nischintakoili Community Health Center for treatment. Some of them have been referred to Cuttack
More than 40 passengers were on the bus. Among them 30 minor injured passengers were rescued and shifted to hospital by Fire Service vehicle and ambulance. Four persons(Bus and truck drivers with two passengers) were trapped. FS personnel rescued the four trapped persons using hydraulic cutting gears and shifted to hospital by ambulance.
