Balasore: 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 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, the 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.
PTI