Bangiriposi: Around 50 passengers had a narrow escape after the bus they were travelling in collided with a truck at Bangiriposi’s Duarsuni ghat road in Mayurbhanj district on Monday afternoon.
As per reports, an iron-laden truck turned turtle on National Highway 49 due to brake failure after hitting the passenger bus which was on its way from Kolkata to Keonjhar.
Fortunately, all the passengers escaped unhurt. However, the truck driver was injured in the mishap and admitted to the hospital.
The trailer truck hit the bus and overturned on the highway. As a result, iron ores were scattered on the road, blocking the movement of vehicles. Although the front of the bus was damaged in the accident, all the passengers were safe.
Unfortunately, the trailer driver got stuck under the steering wheels. Firefighters and police rescued the driver and admitted to the hospital.
Soon, the fire department and the police cleared the road and allowed the vehicles to move. However, a short time later, another truck crashed into the roadside hills at the same spot, but the driver was unharmed.
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