Bhubaneswar, Nov. 8 -- At least four people sustained critical injuries when a state-run OSRTC bus collided with a speeding truck on National Highway 149 near Rangathali under Parjang police limits in Dhenkanal district early Saturday morning.

Reports added that the collision resulted in severe damage to both vehicles and disruption of traffic along the busy corridor.

Sources stated that the OSRTC bus was travelling from Bhubaneswar to Rourkela when it collided head-on with an oncoming truck near Rangathali. The impact was intense enough to completely crush the front portions of both vehicles.

The bus was carrying several passengers at the time of the accident, and at least three of them sustained serious injuries, along with the drive...