Tourist bus from West Bengal hits truck in Odisha, 15 injured: Police

At least 15 tourists from West Bengal were injured when the bus in which they were travelling met with an accident on NH-60 in Odisha's Balasore district on Thursday, police said.

The bus carrying around 65 passengers was on the way to Bankura in Bengal's Birbhum district from Puri when it hit a truck while overtaking it near Nidhipanda in Balasore district, police said.

The passengers, majority of whom sustained minor injuries, were taken to Balasore district headquarters hospital, police added.

The Balasore district administration has made arrangements to send the passengers back to Bengal, an official said.