Over 15 injured as pickup van overturns in Bargarh

Over 15 injured as pickup van overturns in Bargarh

Over 15 injured as pickup van overturns in Bargarh

Bargarh: On Tuesday, at least 15 workers were injured when the pick-up van in which they were traveling overturned in Odisha's Baragarh district.

According to sources, the accident happened near Jhadeswar Temple in Bargarh in the afternoon while the van carrying around 20 laborers from the district's Gaisilet area was on its way to a work site in town.

Locals rescued the injured workers and rushed them to the district headquarters hospital in Bargarh for treatment.

While the exact cause of the accident is unknown, the driver was said to have lost control of the vehicle while negotiating a curve.

After being notified, a police team rushed to the scene and began an investigation into the incident.