Berhampur: A dozen people sustained injuries, five of them critically, when the pick-up van in which they travelling overturned near Pilikadhia village on Bankeswari temple road under Ganjam district’s Digapahandi police station limits on Sunday.The injured persons, residents of Harina and Dharampur villages, were rescued by firefighters and shifted to a hospital at Digapahandi. Five women, who sustained critical injuries, were referred to MKCG Medical College and Hospital here and their condition is stated to be serious.Police said, the injured persons were going to Bankeswari temple, located on a hilltop, when their vehicle turned turtle on the way. The driver was safe as he jumped out of the vehicle. The van was seized and inquiry was on.
