Accident News Updates

She had reportedly gone to the Burla power channel along with her male friend at around 5 pm yesterday.

The bus fell from the bridge on a dry bed of the Borad river near Dongargaon village.

The incident triggered tension in the locality as hundreds of local ransacked the bus and staged a road block, demanding action against the driver.

Four people in critical condition have been admitted to a Kottakkal hospital here, Abdurahiman said.

Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman, who is coordinating the rescue operations along with Tourism Minister P A Mohamed Riyas, said over 11 people died in the accident and most of them were children who had come for a ride amid ongoing school vacations.

Of the two deceased, one has been identified as Arindam Das, and the identity of another deceased is yet to be ascertained. Both were residents of the Hooghly area in West Bengal. 

The victims, natives of Soram-Bhatgaon village in Dhamtari district, were on way to a wedding, police said,

As per reports, 15 passengers were returning from the last rites of a relative at Tantaguda village when the mishap occurred.

While three persons including two minors were run over by a speeding car in Talcher, a couple was hit by a truck in Bolangir.

As per initial reports, the bus hit the road median after the driver lost control of the steering wheel. It is alleged that the driver was under the influence of alcohol.

The deceased has been identified as Nibedita Sahoo, daughter of one Nanda Kishore Sahoo of Dhusuri area in Bhadrak district.

Ekmania panchayat is surrounded by river from all sides and residents depend on boats for daily transportation. 

The deceased has been identified as Aniraj Mansa Tudu, a Law student from Ganga Nagar area in the city.

The ill-fated auto-rickshaw carrying nine passengers was heading toward Nuagada. As the driver was negotiating a turn at Keradanga Ghat, he lost control of the vehicle, resulting in the mishap. 

In Patukasasana village under Balasore’s Remuna block, two cousin brothers drowned while taking bath in nearby Budhabalanga River. Both the deceased were reportedly minors aged eight and 17 years respectively.