4 killed after oil tanker rams into tea stall in Odisha; 20 injured: Police

The passenger bus carrying over 50 people from Bhanjanagar was on its way to Berhampur when it collided with an oil tanker coming from the opposite side which then crashed into the tea stall

Updated on: Aug 22, 2024, 08:36:25 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty

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At least 4 people were killed while 20 got injured when an oil tanker rammed into a roadside tea stall after colliding head on with a passenger bus in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Thursday morning, police said.

The oil tanker was trying to overtake a truck at Kanjuru square of Sambarjhol, but it rammed into the tea stall. (HT photo)

According to police, the passenger bus carrying over 50 people from Bhanjanagar was on its way to Berhampur town when it collided with an oil tanker coming from the opposite side at around 5am. The oil tanker was trying to overtake a truck at Kanjuru square of Sambarjhol, but it rammed into the tea stall.

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The oil tanker then crashed into a roadside tea stall killing two persons. As many as four people died on the spot, while 20 others were left injured.

Police officials reached the spot and took the injured persons to a local government hospital and began the process to remove the bus from the site with a crane.

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Debabrata Mohanty
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.Read More

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