Three persons died on the spot as a Narsinghpur bound speeding passenger bus, Radhamadhab (OR-05 D 7097) ran over them in front of the Abhimanpur Primary School under Badamba block on Friday afternoon.
The deceased were identified as Udayanath Swain (35), Subrat Muduli (34) of Odasinga village of Narsinghpur block and Ananda Behera (27) of Tentulia village of Banki block. The mishap took place while they were standing near the road.
Badamba police rushed to the spot and seized the bus. Besides, they sent the bodies to the Badamba hospital for postmortem.
Following the death, irate locals broke the glasses of the bus and blocked the road demanding ex-gratia for the deceased. Athagarh SDPO PC Pal and IIC of Badamba PS pacified them after discussion and assurance of ex-gratia. later, the road blockade was lifted. As per primary inquiry, the police said that the driver lost balance while a car was overtaking the bus causing the accident.