A bus carrying pilgrims from West Bengal to Puri collided with a stationary truck in Odisha’s Jajpur district early on Friday, injuring several passengers, according to a report by the Times of India. The exact number and severity of injuries have not been independently established in the supplied material.
The bus was reportedly transporting around 55 pilgrims from West Bengal when it rammed into the stationary truck. The collision caused panic among passengers travelling on the vehicle, the report said.
The source report’s headline states that 55 pilgrims were injured, but its available article text says only that several passengers sustained injuries. It does not provide a confirmed casualty figure, identify the hospitals involved or state whether any passenger suffered critical injuries.
Details about the location of the stationary truck, the condition of the road, visibility, the bus driver’s account and the circumstances leading to the collision were not available in the supplied report. The report also does not establish whether the truck was legally parked or whether any traffic-control or roadside safety measures were in place.
Police are expected to investigate the crash. Further information is awaited on the number of passengers shifted to hospitals, the extent of their injuries and the circumstances surrounding the collision.
