Boudh, Feb 4: At least 12 passengers including men, women and children were left critical after a truck hit a speeding car in Odisha’s Boudh district on Sunday morning.
The incident took place at the Bahira Square under the Baunsuni Police limit on NH 57.
Sources said a group of people of the Bargarh district who had been to Puri for Shree Jagannath darsan, were returning abode on a Bolero car. Meanwhile, a speeding truck hit their vehicle on the road following which all the passengers on board sustained critical injuries.
Being informed, locals and police rescued the victims from the spot and rushed them to the Baunsuni Hospital for treatment. Health conditions of a number of victims are reportedly critical, police sources said.