A person was killed and more than 15 others were injured when a picnic bus overturned near the Dumbala area under the Adaba police station in Gajapati district on Monday.
The deceased was identified as Sunil Sahu, a native of Bhubaneswar. The injured were shifted to a hospital in Mohana in Gajapati distrcit. According to sources, the mishap occurred when the bus named Maa Dakhinakali with 20 passengers was heading to Bhubaneswar from Gupteswar in Koraput. Most of the passengers were from Bhubaneswar.
On being informed, Mohana Fire Services personnel rushed to the spot and shifted the injured to Mohana Community Health Centre. The health condition of six among them was stated to be critical. They were later shifted to the MKCG Medical College Hospital in Brahmapur. “We had come to Gupteswar for a picnic and were returning to Bhubaneswar. The bus overturned from the ghat road due to over-speeding by the driver,” said a passenger who suffered minor injuries.