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12 killed in india road accident

International Desk : Twelve people were killed and eight others injured after two buses carrying the passengers collided head-on in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Monday.

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Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik mourned the death of ill-fated passengers and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 3 lakh for the next of kin of the deceased.

Police said the government-run OSRTC bus and a private bus were involved in the accident. Of the deceased persons, as many as seven of them were from a single family.

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The occupants of the private bus were returning to Berhampur after attending a wedding function when the road accident took place. Majority of casualities were the occupants of the private bus.

Police also said that locals and fire brigade rescued the victims from the mangled private bus and were received dead at hospital.

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The drivers of the buses might have possibly dozed off leading to the mishap. There is a hint of ‘sleep’ in the accident, police said, adding that an unnatural death case has been registered in this connection. Over speeding might also be the cause of the fatal road accident, they concluded.

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