27 killed in bus accident in Odisha

In Odisha, at least 27 persons, including women and children, were killed after a bus carrying around 40 members of an opera troupe fell 200 feet off a hill in Deogarh district last evening. Members of Bharati Gana Natya, the opera party, were returning after a performance in Dengurjhar village under Paniposhi gram panchayat of Tileibani block when the mishap took place



around 7 pm. The bus skidded off Gayal Ghat and nosedived into the ravine. Deogarh Superintendent of Police said, twenty seven bodies were recovered from the accident site. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed deep grief over the incident and ordered to expedite rescue operation. He directed the administration to ensure free medical treatment to the injured.