Archive · 18 Aug 2026
40 Injured as Bus Plunges into Field in Odisha's Nayagarh
A big bus was driving at night in a place called Odisha in India.
The bus was going from Daringbadi to Bhubaneswar.
Early in the morning, around 2 o'clock, the bus went off the road.
It crashed through a barrier and fell about 20 feet into a field.
The bus turned over, and some people were stuck inside.
About 40 people on the bus got hurt, including the driver.
People who lived nearby and the police came to help everyone get out.
The hurt people were taken to a hospital in Nayagarh.
Three people who were hurt very badly were moved to a bigger hospital in Bhubaneswar.
Nobody knows exactly why the accident happened yet, but the police are looking into it.
At least 40 passengers, including the driver, were injured when a private bus plunged nearly 20 feet into a field in Nayagarh, Odisha.
The bus, identified as Om Shree Chakadola, was travelling from Daringbadi to Bhubaneswar when it reportedly lost control on the Nayagarh bypass around 2 am on Tuesday.
The vehicle crashed through the roadside barrier, overturned, and left several passengers trapped inside before locals and police helped rescue them.
All injured passengers were initially taken to Nayagarh District Headquarters Hospital, with three in critical condition later referred to a hospital in Bhubaneswar.
The exact cause of the accident is yet to be established, though preliminary reports suggest overspeeding may have caused the driver to lose control.
- Who
- At least 40 passengers, including the driver, aboard the private bus Om Shree Chakadola.
- What
- The bus veered off the Nayagarh bypass, plunged nearly 20 feet into a field, and overturned, injuring about 40 people.
- When
- Early Tuesday morning, around 2 am.
- Where
- Nayagarh bypass in Odisha, India.
- Why
- The bus reportedly lost control, possibly due to overspeeding; the exact cause is still under police investigation.
- Number injured
- At least 40, including the driver
- Bus
- Private bus Om Shree Chakadola
- Route
- Daringbadi to Bhubaneswar
- Time of accident
- Around 2 am on Tuesday
- Location
- Nayagarh bypass, Odisha
- Fall distance
- Nearly 20 feet into a field
- Critical cases
- 3 passengers referred to a hospital in Bhubaneswar
- Cause
- Under investigation; preliminary reports suggest overspeeding