Rourkela: Fifteen persons were injured when a speeding truck collided with a passenger bus at Jatra Khamman on NH-143 under Tikayatpalli police station limits in Sundargarh district on Tuesday night.
“The driver of both the vehicles are absconding and we have launched a search operation to nab them,” said A C Naik, inspector in-charge of Tikayatpalli police station.
According to the police, a private bus carrying about 30 passengers was coming from Ali in Kendrapada district and going towards Rourkela when the speeding truck collided with it.
Following the accident, the driver and helper of the truck and the driver, conductor and helper of the bus fled the spot.
The injured passengers are currently undergoing treatment in hospital.
“The driver of both the vehicles are absconding and we have launched a search operation to nab them,” said A C Naik, inspector in-charge of Tikayatpalli police station.
According to the police, a private bus carrying about 30 passengers was coming from Ali in Kendrapada district and going towards Rourkela when the speeding truck collided with it.
Following the accident, the driver and helper of the truck and the driver, conductor and helper of the bus fled the spot.
The injured passengers are currently undergoing treatment in hospital.