Dhenkanal: At least 20 persons were injured and five among them serious, following a major accident near Badajhara in Nuasahi today morning. The injured persons, all daily labourers, most of them non-Odias, have been shifted to Kamakhyanagar hospital. The seriously injured persons are undergoing treatment at SCB MCH in Cuttack.
The mishap occurred when the driver of the vehicle carrying the labourers lost control of the mini-truck after spotting a truck coming from the opposite side. Unable to manoeuvre the vehicle, the driver made it turn on one side. The passengers were thrown off on the road, and injured.
According to reports, the driver of the vehicle was in an inebriated condition and driving very rash. The labourers were engaged in the railway construction work on the Angul – Sukinda line. They were travelling from Muktapasi to Kamalanga, reports stated.
