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The deceased has been identified as Ginguna Baliarsingh (60) of Gudaguda village.
The accident took place this morning when the bus namely, ‘Lalita’ was on its way to Baliguda from Chakari. The driver lost control over the wheels while taking a turn on Dalabali Ghati near Rutungia causing it to skid off and turn turtle. While one person died on the spot, the injured were later shifted to Baliguda Sub Divisional Hospital by some locals.
A majority of injured are believed to be college students as the bus carries a good number of students to Baliguda in the morning every day.
Locals have suspected overloading to be the cause of the accident and blamed the bus driver and helper for the mishap.
Baliguda Police have reached the spot and started an investigation into the accident.