Seven labourers were killed after a bus they were travelling in collided with a truck (Photo: ANI)
Seven labourers were killed after a bus they were travelling in collided with a truck (Photo: ANI)

Seven injured after a bus transporting labourers from Ganjam in Odisha to Surat in Gujarat, collided with a truck at Cheri Khedi in Raipur, early morning today, Saturday. 

The labourers were being ferried from Ganjam in Odisha to Surat in Gujarat. The bus collided with a truck when it was passing through Cheri Khedi in Raipur.

Odisha CM announces Rs 2 Lakh each to each family 

Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik
Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen PatnaikFlickr.com

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has announced Rs 2 lakhs each to the next of the kin of seven people, residents of Ganjam, who died in a bus accident in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The CM has directed Minister Susanta Singh to immediately proceed to Raipur to extend necessary assistance.