Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has ordered a probe into the tragic bus mishap at Kalinga Ghat in Ganjam district.
State Commerce and Transport Minister Padmanabha Behera informed that a probe will be carried out to find out the exact reason for the accident.
He also said that the buses coming from other states will be advised to take alternative routes to avoid Kalinga ghat.
It was seen that buses coming from other states met with accidents in the Kalinga ghat in the past as the drivers don’t have experience driving buses in such a long ghat area, the Minister said while adding that the State Government has decided to issue an advisory to buses coming from other states to choose alternative routes.
Notably, at least six tourists from West Bengal were killed and more than 40 injured when the bus, in which they were travelling, met with an accident on Kalinga ghat last night.
The bus was heading towards Visakhapatnam after the tourists from Udaynarayanpur area in Howrah district of West Bengal visited Daringbadi in Kandhamal district. Over 70 persons were onboard in the bus.
The bus driver claimed that the mishap occurred late on Tuesday night due to brake failure, as per reports.
Meanwhile, the West Bengal Government is sending a team comprising high-level officials to the accident spot to coordinate rescue operation.