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At slightest 5 persons were killed and 30 others injured erstwhile a tourer autobus overturned successful Odisha’s Nayagarh territory successful the aboriginal hours of Saturday (March 28, 2026), constabulary said.
The mishap took spot astir 2 a.m. erstwhile the bus, carrying 55 passengers, overturned connected the Hanuman Ghati roadworthy astatine Daspalla.
Speeding is suspected to beryllium the crushed for the accident, constabulary said.
"The autobus overturned connected Hanuman Ghati roadworthy portion negotiating a curve," constabulary said.
The deceased person been identified arsenic Hari Patra, his woman Laxmi Patra, Suprabha Sahu, her girl Sumati and the driver, Prabin Kumar Sahu. All were residents of Berhampur, constabulary said.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi expressed grief implicit the incidental and conveyed his condolences to the families of the deceased persons.
He has besides announced ₹4 lakh ex gratia from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund (CMRF) for the adjacent of kin of the deceased.
Deputy Chief Minister Pravati Parida besides expressed grief implicit the incident.
"Hearing the quality of aggregate passengers losing their lives successful a tourer autobus mishap adjacent Daspalla successful Nayagarh district, I americium profoundly grieved and heartbroken. I commune to Lord Jagannath for the eternal bid of the departed souls and the speedy betterment of the injured," she said successful a societal media post.
Arya Patra, 1 of the injured passengers, alleged that the conveyance was speeding.
"The autobus was astatine a precise precocious speed, perchance implicit 100 kmph, connected the ghat road. It abruptly overturned. While immoderate passengers were thrown out, astir 5 remained trapped nether it," helium said.
Another passenger, Santosh Pradhan, said they had hired the autobus from Berhampur and were travelling to Harishankar successful Balangir district.
Personnel from Daspalla and Banigocha constabulary stations, on with occurrence services teams, rescued the injured passengers and took them to the assemblage wellness centre astatine Daspalla.
Daspalla constabulary has started an probe into the incident, officials said.
