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Amarda Road: As many as 10 pilgrims sustained injuries after two tourist buses en route to Puri met with a mishap on National Highway 16 near Velora Chhak.
Reportedly, all the injured persons have been admitted to Basta Hospital.
According to information, a bus named Jyoti Travelers carrying about 25 passengers from Bihar to Puri slowed down due to bad road conditions near Velora on NH 16.
Another bus, Sayan Sayantika, carrying 40 passengers from 24 Parganas of West Bengal to Puri, rammed the other bus from behind.
As a result of the collision, 10 persons were critically injured and were rushed to the nearest hospital.
Basta and Amarda Road Out-post SI Sandeep Kujar reached the spot and conducted an investigation.
In the meanwhile, the local administration is arranging transport for passengers in both buses to drop them at their destination, sources said.
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