Bhubaneswar: In a tragic mishap, a person was killed and 15 others sustained critical injuries as a mini bus, in which they were travelling, overturned at Gangpur under Bhanjanagar area in Ganjam district last night.

According to reports, about 20 people were returning home in an ill-fated bus from attending a feast when the driver lost control over it, leading to the mishap. The driver has fled from the spot.

All the injured have been admitted to a local hospital first. Some of them were later shifted to thein view of their critical condition.

Police have reached the spot and started investigations.