Balasore, May 6 -- At least 25 passengers were injured after a bus lost control and plunged into a drain following a collision with a tractor on the Balasore-Fuladi road near Nuniajodi Bridge in Balasore district on Tuesday, an official said.

According to Balasore Assistant Fire Officer Samir Kumar Bisal, the bus, which was travelling from Jaleswar to Balasore, was speeding when it was hit by a tractor coming from the opposite direction, causing the vehicle to lose balance and overturn into a roadside drain.

Emergency teams from the Fire Department, Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF), and residents rushed to the scene and launched rescue operations.

"When we received information, our team reached here and saw that 5-6 people we...