25 picnickers injured as bus overturns in Ganjam

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KalingaTV News Network

Berhampur: Making a picnic trip to turn sour, at least 25 persons sustained injuries after a bus they were traveling in turned turtle near Gokarnapur village under Digapahandi block in Ganjam district last night.

The victims have been identified as residents of Salia Sahi slum in the state capital Bhubaneswar.

The picnickers, who set out on their journey to Bankeswari temple in Ganjam district late last night by boarding a private bus (Registration No. 0R 02 AJ 2583) met with the accident at around 4 AM. The driver of the bus lost control over the wheels near Gokarnapur village causing it to overturn.

While 25 passengers sustained injury in the accident, they were immediately rushed to MKCG Medical in Berhampur where three of them still remain in critical condition.

Police have seized the mangled bus and started investigation.

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