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Crime
Speeding Bus Overturns Near Tangi Tollgate, Injuring Several, Driver Escapes
✍️ Pragativadi
🗓 23 Aug 2026, 11:18 PM
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A bus traveling at high speed overturned near the Tangi tollgate in Odisha, leaving several passengers injured. The driver fled the scene before authorities arrived.
A bus that was reportedly speeding overturned close to the Tangi tollgate in Odisha, causing injuries to a number of passengers. Emergency services were alerted and rushed to the site, where they provided first aid and transported the injured to nearby hospitals.
Police arrived shortly after the accident and began an investigation into the cause of the overturn. Preliminary reports suggest that excessive speed was a key factor.
The driver of the bus left the scene before law enforcement could detain him, prompting a manhunt by local police. Authorities have appealed to the public for any information that could help locate the suspect.
The incident has raised concerns about road safety on the highway segment near the tollgate, and officials have indicated that stricter enforcement of speed limits may be considered.
Police arrived shortly after the accident and began an investigation into the cause of the overturn. Preliminary reports suggest that excessive speed was a key factor.
The driver of the bus left the scene before law enforcement could detain him, prompting a manhunt by local police. Authorities have appealed to the public for any information that could help locate the suspect.
The incident has raised concerns about road safety on the highway segment near the tollgate, and officials have indicated that stricter enforcement of speed limits may be considered.