Jajpur,13/11(PPT): At least 16 passengers, including five women, were injured, nine of them critically, after a Puri-bound bus from Medinipur in West Bengal rammed into a stationary truck near the Badachana overbridge in Odisha’s Jajpur district between 5 am and 6 am on Thursday. The bus was carrying around 55 passengers when the accident occurred. The truck had reportedly been parked by the roadside after suffering a tyre puncture. The bus driver is suspected to have dozed off at the wheel, resulting in the collision. Following the accident, Badachana police and local residents rushed to the spot and rescued the injured passengers. They were initially admitted to Badachana Community Health Centre (CHC), while two critically injured passengers were later shifted to Cuttack for advanced treatment. The remaining injured passengers are undergoing treatment at the local medical facility.