AGARTALA, March 23 (TIWN): Five persons were injured in a head-on collision between two bikes in the area adjacent to Gokulnagar TSR First Camp under Bishalgarh Police Station.

Witnessing the accident, pedestrians immediately sent word to the Bishalgarh fire service following which the fire service personnel rushed to the spot and took the injured to Bishalgarh Sub-Divisional Hospital.

Three of the injured are in critical condition. Among the five, two are from Lembutali gram panchayat area, the rest of them could not be addressed as their condition is serious.