Odisha: 12 persons including 7 of a groom’s family killed in bus accident

A minibus carrying members of a bridegroom party was on its way to Digapahandi when an OSRTC bus travelling to Bhubaneswar collided head on with it near Digapahandi block in the district

Updated on: Jun 26, 2023, 10:34:26 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty

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In a tragic incident, 12 bus passengers including four women and two minors were killed while seven others injured after a bus of govt-owned Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) and a private bus carrying members of bridegroom had a head-on collision in Ganjam late on Sunday night.

CM Naveen Patnaik announced ex-gratia of ₹3lakh each for the next of the kin of the deceased. (Representative file image)

Berhampur SP Vivek Saravana said a minibus carrying members of a bridegroom party was on its way to Digapahandi when an OSRTC bus travelling to Bhubaneswar collided head on with it near Khemundi college of Digapahandi block in the district.

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“So far, 11 passengers including 7 from the bus carrying bridegroom’s party have been killed in the accident while 7 persons are undergoing treatment in MKCG medical college and hospital of Berhampur. A critically injured person has been shifted to SCB medical college and hospital in Cuttack. All arrangements have been made here for treatment of patients. Those in the OSRTC bus have sustained minor injuries,” said the SP.

The deceased include seven members of a family and their relatives, all of whom were returning to Khandadeuli near Digapahandi after attending a wedding party in Berhampur.

The driver of the minibus, who luckily survived said the OSRTC bus was travelling at a very high speed when it collided with it.

Expressing his condolences, chief minister Naveen Patnaik announced ex-gratia of ₹3lakh each for the next of the kin of the deceased from Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.

The state government also announced ₹30,000 for the injured.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Debabrata Mohanty
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.Read More

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