Bhubaneswar: Five persons were injured, one of them critically, as a bus, in which they were travelling, hit a truck at Badachana chhack in Jajpur district this morning.

The injured have been admitted to a local hospital.

According to reports, a private bus named “Dolphin” was on its way from Tata to Bhubaneswar when the mishap occurred. The bus, after filling fuel at a petrol pump at Badachana Chhak, was coming to the main road when it hit a speeding truck, leading to the mishap.

Police have reached the spot and started investigation.