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Six killed in road accident in Orissa

By IANS,

Bhubaneswar : Six people were killed when a newsprint-laden truck rammed into a tourist bus in Balasore district of Orissa, an official said Tuesday.

The truck ran over the six passengers who were buying food after parking the bus on the roadside late Monday. The vehicle also rammed into the bus near Miringimundi village of Balasore, about 200 km from state capital Bhubaneswar.

“The truck rammed into the passengers and the bus. Six people died on the spot,” senior district administration official Ramesh Chandra Rout told IANS.

As many as 56 passengers were travelling in the bus. They were returning from tour to north India.