Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Minister Krishna Chandra Patra narrowly escaped a major accident when his vehicle collided with a truck near Belpur village in Cuttack district. The incident occurred under the Barang police station jurisdiction.
The front of the minister's car was damaged in the collision.
It's believed that the truck hit the car while overtaking.
Minister Patra and his driver are safe and sound.
The Barang police station has detained the truck driver and launched an investigation into the incident.