In Cuttack’s Choudwar area, a bus traveling from Narsinghpur to Baripada collided from behind with a truck at Kajalakhana Square early Friday morning. Fortunately, the bus was empty, and no injuries were reported, though the impact caused significant damage to the truck, including a bent chassis and loss of 100–150 bags of cement.

The bus driver stated the collision occurred while attempting to overtake the truck, while the truck driver confirmed the extensive damage. Choudwar Police have seized both vehicles and launched an investigation to determine the cause of the accident.