AGARTALA, July 16 (TIWN): In a bizarre incident, 11 people were left seriously injured in a road mishap when a passenger-bus turned up-side down at Bishalgarh Uttambukto area on Thursday morning.

The incident took place when a bus loaded with passenger bearing number- TR03-1227 was heading towards Agartala from Udaipur and turned up-side down at Bisalgarh Uttambhukto area. As a result, at least 11 passengers of the bus have received grievous injuries on their bodies. All of the injured passengers were taken to Bisalgarh hospital immediately, said police.

Talking to the eye-witness police has discovered that due to reckless driving by the bus driver on his part and losing control over brakes the bus turned up-side down and led to this massive accident.

After receiving the information, a vast contingent of police rushed to the spot and sent them to Bisalgarh hospital. Police seized the bus. A case has been registered at the Bishalghar police station in this regard.

However, after preliminary treatment the doctor has sent the 4 injured to AGMC hospital with critical injuries and others are left after the first aid course.

It is to be mentioned here; Tripura Traffic Police and Tripura Police Department have been facing a very tough time to prevent the number of road accidents in the state which are allegedly claiming life of several people for last few months. The numbers of road mishaps are alarmingly increased in the state for last few months but the traffic police department is surprisingly playing silent role instead of taking proper initiative over the road accident issue.

However, by the police reached the spot the driver managed to flee and Police is further investigating the case.