Dhenkanal: More than 15 persons sustained injuries after a picnic bus carrying them overturned near Khairamunda under Parjang police limits in Odisha's Dhenkanal district early this morning.

The driver of the ill-fated vehicle with 45 persons of Raniguda village in Angul district onboard lost control over the wheels around 4 AM due to drowsiness, following which the bus turned turtle.

Locals and police rescued the injured ones and admitted them to hospital through 108-ambulance. The mishap took place when the victims were returning home after having picnic in Balasore and Jajpur.

Conditions of all of them are stated to be stable.