Bhubaneswar, March 15: Senior BJD leader Prasanna Acharya and his PSO were airlifted to Bhubaneswar in the afternoon on Friday for higher treatment, after the duo sustained critical injuries due to a road mishap.
They would be admitted to a private hospital in the Capital City for better and swift healthcare, BJD sources said.
Worth mentioning, Acharya was rushed to a Sambalpur-based hospital after he sustained severe injuries due to the road mishap near Rairkhol late night on Thursday.
His car collided head-on with a gas tanker when he was coming to Bargarh from Bhubaneswar.
Following the incident, Acharya and his PSO were critically injured in the mishap. They had reportedly received severe injuries on his head, eye, and neck. However, the car driver was safely rescued from the spot who had sustained minor injuries.
