2 killed, 15 injured in bus accident in Sambalpur district

Two persons, including a woman, were killed and 15 others injured when a bus carrying them collided head-on with a tanker in Sambalpur district on Saturday, police said. The incident happened at Kayakud on the National Highway-55 under the jurisdiction of Jujumura police station, the police said. The deceased have been identified as Sukadev Das (58) and Matadi Das (60), both residents of Palashree Gopalpur, in Jajpur district.

A group around 35 to 40 people of Palashree Gopalpur had come to visit the Hirakud Dam and the accident took place while they were returning. While Sukadev Das died on the spot, Matadi Das died in a hospital, a police officer said. Local people gathered at the spot, rescued the injured and took them to the Sambalpur District Headquarter Hospital, the police officer said.