A pilgrim bus from Uttar Pradesh overturned in Odisha's Balasore district killing at least four persons and injuring over 16 others.
The incident occurred at Mahammad Nagar area on National Highway-60 under Jaleswar police limits in Balasore in the wee hours of today.
The bus was en route to Puri carrying 57 pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh.
According to reports, the private bus with 57 pilgrims started from Sidharth Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh at around 10 AM on September 18.
After covering pilgrimage sites including Banaras, Gaya, Gangasagar and Kolkata, the bus moved to Puri on Friday night.
Four persons including a woman died in the mishap. While the bus driver and helper absconded following the incident, the police detained the conductor and an agent, informed IIC Ranjan Kumar Sethi.