Balasore: A woman was killed and 40 others suffered injuries after a bus carrying them overturned on National Highway-16 near Panapana village under Khantapada police limits in Balasore district on Monday.
The deceased was identified as Naseer Begum (45).
The accident took place around 6 am when the bus carrying 60 pilgrims was heading towards Dhamnagar in Bhadrak district from Howrah in West Bengal.
According to eyewitnesses, the driver of the ill-fated bus apparently lost control over the vehicle when a pick-up van came in front of it. The locals also alleged that the bus driver was over-speeding.
Those injured were rescued by police, fire personnel and locals and admitted to Soro and Khantapada hospitals for treatment.
The bus was badly damaged in the mishap.
Berhampur: Hundreds of thalassemia and sickle cell patients on Tuesday staged a demonstration demanding a…
Mumbai: Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu and her ex-husband actor Naga Chaitanya have moved on after…
Mumbai: Amidst rumours of their divorce, Bollywood queen Aishwarya Rai asked women to stand up…
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in a roadshow on his arrival at Bhubaneswar…
New York: Elon Musk, father of 12 children with different partners, has led an eventful…
Bhubaneswar: Vigilance has apprehended a college principal while taking a bribe of Rs 1 lakh…
Mumbai: Ahead of the release of Allu Arjun's highly-anticipated ‘Pushpa: The Rule’, one of the…
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has rejected the application of IAS officer Sujata R Karthikeyan for…