Two passengers were killed and 30 others were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at Bant Chhak on the NH-16 in the district on Friday morning.
The passengers were on their way to the Bhadrak railway station from Dhamnagar after attending the Urs festival.
Reports said the bus was carrying over 50 passengers from Dhamnagar. While two passengers died on the spot, more than 30 sustained injuries in the accident, out of which five were in critical condition.
Tension prevailed at the spot for some time disrupting vehicular traffic on the NH following the incident.
Receiving information, Fire Services personnel rushed to the spot and rescued the victims from the badly-mangled bus.
Initially, all the injured were rushed to the District Headquarters Hospital. Later, the critically injured were shifted to the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack and the Baleswar District Headquarters Hospital.