Bhubaneswar, Nov. 8 -- An OSRTC Shree Jagannath Express bus collided head-on with a maize-laden truck on National Highway 26 in Saintala, Bolangir district, on Sunday morning. The accident reportedly left both drivers injured.

The truck driver was trapped inside the vehicle for more than two hours before being rescued by the fire services team.

The bus was travelling from Bhubaneswar to Khariar, while the truck was carrying maize from Umerkote to Sundargarh when the collision happened. The impact left the truck driver trapped behind the steering wheel, with serious injuries to his legs.

The Saintala Fire Services team reached the accident site and launched a rescue operation to free the trapped truck driver. After being rescued, he was...