According to officers, the ill-fated bus was touring from Puri in direction of West Bengal when the incident occurred.
Five individuals had been killed and lots of injured when a passenger bus they had been travelling in fell from a flyover in Odisha’s Jajpur late on the intervening evening of Monday and Tuesday, police mentioned. According to officers, the ill-fated bus was touring from Puri in direction of West Bengal when the incident occurred.
“This unfortunate incident happened with a bus which was going from Puri towards West Bengal, there were around 42 to 43 passengers on the bus,” Jajpur SP Vinit Agarwal mentioned. He mentioned that the injured individuals have been referred to SCB Medical College in Cuttack. “As per the latest information received, 5 people have died,” he mentioned.
Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) Shibasish Moharana mentioned that out of 38 injured, one was critically injured. “In the unfortunate accident, 5 people succumbed. 38 injured were transferred to SCB Medical College, Cuttack. Out of 38, one is seriously injured,” he mentioned.
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