In a tragic bus accident, 12 people were killed and over a dozen people were injured in a bus accident in Ganjam district late on Sunday (June 25) night. The injured have been admitted in MKCG Medical College, Berhampur, said Special Relief Commissioner, Odisha.
According to preliminary information, an OSRTC bus and a private bus had a head-on collision near Digapahandi in Ganjam district late on Sunday night.
"Two buses collided in which 10 people died. The injured were immediately admitted to MKCG Medical College for treatment. Investigation into the case is underway. We are trying to provide all possible help to the injured," says Dibya Jyoti Parida, DM Ganjam, reported news agency ANI.
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has expressed deep grief over the death of the people in the bus accident in Ganjam District and has announced ex-gratia of Rs. 3 lakh to all the deceased, informed the Odisha CMO.
