A private bus going from Bhubaneswar to Malkangiri in Odisha caught fire after a rear tire burst near Tarapuram, but a major accident was averted. All 37 passengers including MLA Mangu Khila survived safely. During this time there is injury and strain in his back muscles. Regarding the health of MLA Mangu Khila, physiotherapist Dr. Santosh Kumar Nayak told that he has injury and strain in his back muscles. He is undergoing treatment and will recover in 1-2 days.
#WATCH | Malkangiri, Odisha: On MLA Shri Mangu Khila's health status, Physiotherapist Dr Sontosh Kumar Nayak says, “He has a muscle injury and strain in his back. His treatment is ongoing, and he should be fine in 12 days…” https://t.co/g0sy3GJ9QZ pic.twitter.com/vL11mTmtRd
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A train going from Bhubaneswar to Nabarangapur caught fire near Ramabhadrapuram in Andhra Pradesh after a rear tire burst. At that time most of the people in the car were sleeping. Khila, representative of Chitrakonda assembly constituency of Malkangiri, told the media about this frightening experience.
He said that the fire broke out when the passengers were fast asleep. He credited this to the presence of mind of the driver, who immediately stopped the bus, opened the windows and then ran to wake up everyone on board. Due to the speed of the driver and the alertness of the passengers, all the people on board the bus were taken out safely before the fire could engulf the entire bus.
After this incident, another bus was arranged to take the stranded passengers to Malkangiri. Along with this, the police will investigate to find out the real cause of the fire and check whether the safety rules were followed. At present this is being investigated.
