A band party veers off the road, hits a divider, and rolls onto the sidewalk, injuring five people, with one in critical condition. The accident occurs near Badmuktapashi in Dhenkanal district, where responders quickly take the injured to the hospital.
Members of the ‘Shivam Musical Team’ travel from the Marsalpur area of Jajpur district for the Dushara Bhasani celebration in Kamakshanagar late last night. As they approach Badmuktapashi, the driver loses control, strikes the divider, and the vehicle overturns. Emergency services rush all injured individuals to Kamakshanagar Medical Center, where one critically injured person, with a severe hand injury, later gets transferred to Dhenkanal District General Hospital.
Authorities suspect that speeding leads to the accident. Police seize the vehicle and initiate an active investigation into the incident.