‘Drunk’ Driver Overturns Bus in Bargarh, 19 Critically Injured

Bargarh: At least 19 passengers were seriously injured when the on which they were travelling overturned in Bargarh district’s Barpali area late Thursday night.

The private was travelling from Sambalpur to Damanjodi.

The passengers of the bus alleged that its driver was in an inebriated state. He lost control and hit the vehicle to a divider and the bus overturned. According to the passengers, he was also driving the bus at very high speed.

All the injured were rescued and admitted to Bargarh District Headquarters Hospital (DHH). One of them was shifted to VSS Institute of Medical Sciences And Research (VIMSAR), Burla as his condition deteriorated.

Police registered a case and launched a probe into the incident.

The driver of the bus absconded after the accident.