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At least 15 passengers were injured and two sustained critical injuries when the 'Ama Bus' they were travelling in collided with a stationary tanker near Chhatilagada under Tangi police limits in Choudwar of Cuttack district, this morning.

The bus, operating on the state-run urban transport network, was travelling along National Highway 16 when it rammed into the tanker from behind.

Reports stated that the Ama Bus was en route from Choudwar towards Cuttack City when it was plying on the busy NH-16. Further, eyewitnesses and the injured passengers alleged that the bus was speeding above its mandated 40 km/h speed when its driver...