Four tourists from West Bengal were killed and five others injured when the jeep in which they were travelling dashed against the railing of a bridge at Chingudipur in Dhamnagar police station of Bhadrak district this morning, Dhamnagar Inspector-in-Charge Bulu Munda said.
The tourists were returning to Sankharipada under Digha police station in the neighbouring state after visiting Puri when the mishap took place, he said.
Five injured persons, including two women, were admitted to SCB Medical Collage at Cuttack where their condition was stated to be serious, he said.
The youths from Baura village under Morada police station were on way to Dantiamuha to attend a marriage ceremony when the mishap took place.
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