NEW DELHI, Dec 30 (NNN-PTI) – At least four persons were killed and more than 30 others injured, after their bus overturned, in India’s eastern state of Odisha, yesterday, a local government official said.
The mishap occurred in the state’s Koraput district.
Carrying nearly 50 people, the bus was moving towards the Gupteswar temple. The bus driver lost control of the bus on a sharp turn, in the hilly terrain of Daparighati, resulting in the accident.
The injured, some of them critical, included women and children.
The state’s Chief Minister, Mohan Charan Majhi, expressed condolences and announced monetary compensation to the families of the victims.– NNN-PTI
