Archive · 23 Dec 2025
Bus Accidents in Odisha and Madhya Pradesh
Two buses carrying people on a picnic trip in Odisha, India, had accidents.
One bus flipped near Barihapathara, and a woman named Ratna Bisoyi died.
Fifteen other people were hurt, and some were taken to the hospital.
Another bus flipped near Badamansing, and six people got hurt but were treated and sent home.
In a separate incident in Madhya Pradesh, a bus crashed into a bridge railing near Salkanpur, injuring nine passengers and trapping a biker.
The driver's condition is critical.
Another bus from the same company had a minor accident 12 hours earlier.
One person died and 15 others were injured when a bus overturned near Barihapathara in Ganjam district, Odisha.
The bus was carrying 40 school employees to a picnic spot near Chikiti.
Five critically injured passengers were admitted to MKCG Medical College and Hospital.
In another incident, six people were injured when their bus overturned near Badamansing in Gajapati district, Odisha.
The injured from the second incident were treated and discharged at a hospital in Paralakhemundi.
A biker was trapped in the wheels and at least nine passengers sustained severe injuries after a speeding bus crashed into the railing of a canal bridge near Salkanpur, Bhopal.
The driver's condition is critical, and other passengers sustained serious injuries to the head, hands, and legs.
Ambulances failed to reach the scene, and the Salkanpur police outpost team provided first aid and transported the injured to the Rehti Community Health Center.
Another bus of the same travel company collided with a dumper truck 12 hours earlier, resulting in minor injuries.
- Who
- Passengers of two buses carrying picnickers and a biker in Madhya Pradesh
- What
- Bus overturns and a bus crash resulting in one death and 30 injuries
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Where
- Ganjam and Gajapati districts, Odisha and Salkanpur, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- Not specified for Odisha incidents; speeding and possible driver recklessness in Madhya Pradesh
- Location 1
- Barihapathara, Ganjam district, Odisha
- Location 2
- Badamansing, Gajapati district, Odisha
- Location 3
- Salkanpur, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Fatality
- 1
- Injured 1
- 15
- Injured 2
- 6
- Injured 3
- 9
- Bus 1 Passengers
- 40
- Bus 2 Passengers
- 15
- Bus 3 Passengers
- Unknown
- Time of Accident 1
- Sunday
- Time of Accident 2
- Tuesday morning
- Time of Accident 3
- Monday night
