Odisha bus crash: Driver killed, 20 injured after vehicle hits divider

The pilgrim bus that crashed. Pic/X/@sambad_odisha

The driver of a tourist bus died, and at least 20 people were injured when the vehicle hit a road divider on National Highway-16 at Soro in Odisha's Balasore district on Sunday.

The bus carrying about 45 passengers was returning to Andhra Pradesh's Vijaynagram from Kolkata when it met with the accident.

The deceased has been identified as K Venketeswar, 54, while the injured have been admitted to a hospital.

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