At least five persons were killed and 30 others injured when a tourist bus overturned in Odisha’s Nayagarh district in the early hours of Saturday (March 28, 2026), police said.
The accident took place around 2 a.m. when the bus, carrying 55 passengers, overturned on the Hanuman Ghati road at Daspalla.
Speeding is suspected to be the reason for the accident, police said.
"The bus overturned on Hanuman Ghati road while negotiating a curve," police said.
The deceased have been identified as Hari Patra, his wife Laxmi Patra, Suprabha Sahu, her daughter Sumati and the driver, Prabin Kumar Sahu. All were residents of Berhampur, police said.
