Cuttack: Two persons were killed and over 20 injured after the bus they were travelling in for a picnic to Gorakhnath in Jagatsinghpur from Bhubaneswar collided head-on with a hyva truck near Kamarapada in Salepur here today.

The two deceased were the driver of hyva truck and helper of the bus.

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Sources said the the picnickers from Sailashree vihar in Bhubaneswar were going to Gorakhnath in Paradip of Jagatsinghpur, a hyva truck coming from opposite direction collided head on with the bus near Kamarapada at around 7 AM today. The two vehicles later overturned. While the two died on the spot, 20 passengers, who sustained injuries in the mishap, were admitted to hospital. Among the 20, seven critically-injured were later shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital here.

Meanwhile, Kishannagar police reached the spot and began an investigation into the incident.