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One Killed, 5 Injured In Bus-Car Collision In Odisha

The♛ accident took place this morning on Puri-Konark mari🦩ne-drive road when the car collided with the state-run bus, a senior officer said.   

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One person was killed and five others were critically injured in a head-ꦦon collision between a bus and a private car on Monday in Odisha's Puri district, police said. 

The accident took place this morning on Puri-Konark marine-drive ♎road when the car collided with the state-run bus, a senior officer said.  

"One occupant of the car died on the spot while the five injured are critical. The conditi▨on of the Mo Bus driver is also serious as the vehicle crashed into a roadside tree after the accident," he said. 

The car was heading towards Bhubane⛄swar from Chandrabhaga in Konark while the bus was on its way to Kona🌳rk from Puri when the accident took place, the police officer said. 

The officer s🍸aid the injured persons were taken to the Puri District Headquarters Hospital 🙈(DHH) for treatment.  

"Two of them were later shifted to the SCB Medical College🤡 Hospital in Cuttack," he said, adding that the deceased person is yet to be identifieౠd.