Bhubaneswar, March 15 -- Former BJD MP Prasanna Acharya on Friday sustained critical injuries after his car met with an accident with an oxygen-laden tanker near Beladihi in Sambalpur's Rairakhol on late Thursday night.

The former MP was initiallyadmitted into an ICU of a private hospital in Sambalpur, where his condition was stated to be critical. However, he is all set to be airlifted to a private hospital in Bhubaneswar later today.

Acharya's car reportedly suffered a head-on collision with a gas tanker on NH 55, Sambalpur-Rairakhol road, late last night.

As per reports, the PSO of the former Rajya Sabha MP is also critical while the driver of the car sustained minor injuries in the mishap.

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