A Bhubaneswar-bound private bus carrying around 30 passengers overturned at Gadiapada Ghat near Khajuripada in Kandhamal district on Friday morning.
A major mishap was averted as no casualty was reported in the accident.According to reports, the bus coming from Tikabali was heading to Bhubaneswar when brakes of the vehicle failed near Gadiapada Ghat.
As the driver lost control over the bus, it turned turtle, leaving 21 passengers injured and six critically injured.
However, all injured were rushed to the Khajuripada Community Health Centre (CHC).
Later, the critically-injured were shifted to the District Headquarter Hospital (DHH) here.