Bhubaneswar, Feb. 21 -- At least 15 persons were injured, 10 of them critically, after a truck hit a bus near Khaman under Tikayatpalli police limits in Sundargarh district in the wee hours of Wednesday.

The bus named Anupama had approximately 30 passengers on board when the mishap occurred. The bus was en route to Rourkela from Bhubaneswar.

Following the accident, all of the injured passengers were rushed to Bonai hospital for treatment. Out of the 15 injured passengers, 10 seriously injured passengers were later shifted to Rourkela hospital for treatment.

"I boarded the bus from Cuttack. I was sleeping when the accident happened at 3 am in the morning. The police came to the spot and brought us to the hospital for treatment," said an...