Five killed in Odisha road accident
Tuesday - April 4, 2017 5:24 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Five killed in Odisha road accident
Bhubaneswar April 4 (IANS) At least five persons were killed and several injured on Tuesday when a bus collided with a tractor in Odisha s Mayurbhanj district police said.
The accident took place at Rairangpur near Kherana forest in Mayurbhanj district sub-divisional police officer Mohanpani Karua said.
The bus was on its way to Rairangpur from Jashipur.
Residents from nearby villages rescued the injured and rushed them to Rairangpur hospital.
Meanwhile Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik declared ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the families of each of the deceased.
--IANS
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