Senior Biju Janata Dal vice-president and former MP Prasanna Acharya sustained serious injuries when his car collided head-on with a truck in Odisha's Sambalpur district in the early hours of Friday, March 15, 2024, police said.
The accident took place at around 1 am near Baladih in Rairakhol when the former MP was on his way to Sambalpur from Bhubaneswar. His car collided with an oxygen-laden tanker.
Mr. Acharya and his PSO were admitted to hospital while his driver sustained minor injuries, police said.