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In the first instance, a woman was killed after being hit by a car near Naka Gate in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday morning. The identity of the deceased was not ascertained immediately.
Following the mishap, irate locals blocked Kalinga Studio-Khandagiri road demanding compensation for the family of the deceased.
According to sources, the bus carrying around 60 passengers was heading to Rourkela for a picnic and visit various tourist destinations in the steel city.
Meanwhile, the driver lost control and bus collided head-on with a truck coming from the opposite direction near Gotamara. The passengers were rescued and rushed to Angul district headquarters hospital.
Prasanta Patnaik