Keonjhar: Seven policemen were injured when an unidentified bus rammed into their jeep late Friday night while they were patrolling near Dangapani village on NH-49, under the jurisdiction of Sadar police station in Keonjhar district.
According to sources, the green-coloured bus struck the police vehicle at a high speed while the officers were on patrol near a petrol pump. The impact caused the police jeep to crash into the back of a truck and overturn. The officers escaped death by a whisker, with seven of them sustaining injuries.
Police officials from the district headquarters rushed to the scene, rescued and took the personnel to the district headquarters hospital for treatment.
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Sub-inspector Sushmita Har of Sadar police station confirmed that a case has been filed against the unidentified bus driver and an investigation is on.
PNN