One woman was killed and at least forty others were injured today when a bus in which they were traveling in skidded off the road...

One woman was killed and at least forty others were injured today when a bus in which they were traveling in skidded off the road on National Highway 16 and turned turtle near Panapana village in Odisha's Balasore district, a police officer said. The accident occurred around 7 am when the bus, with around 50 Muslim pilgrims on board, was on its way to a religious site at Dhamnagar in Bhadrak district from neighboring West Bengal, he said.

One killed, 40 injured in Odisha bus accident

"The driver lost his control on the wheels while trying to avoid a collision with another vehicle coming from the opposite direction and skidded off the road before turning upside down," the officer said. The deceased was identified as 45-year-old Nasiama Begum, he said, adding that all injured have been admitted to a nearby hospital in the district.