Five critically injured road accident victims from Angul were airlifted to SCB Medical College Hospital here for better treatment.
"The five critically injured patients were airlifted here in two sorties carried out by two choppers. The helipad at Satyabrata Stadium was kept ready with personnel from Fire Brigade and eight ambulances to rush the patients to the hospital, a distance of 5 km from the helipad," District Collector N C Mishra said.
The condition of the remaining were stated to be out of danger and one patient was discharged from the hospital after first aid, district emergency officer Prabodh Rout said.
A team of doctors drawn from several departments were now attending to all the 23 injured currently undergoing treatment in the Cuttack hospital, said state health minister Atanu Sabyasachi Naik, who visited there and announced the state government would bear the cost of the treatment.
Patnaik also asked the authorities to ensure the next of kin of the victims get the ex-gratia amount of Rs 2 lakh each within three days.
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