Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed grief over the death of the people in the bus accident in Ganjam and announced an ex gratia of Rs three lakh to the next kin of the deceased.

At least 10 people were killed and eight others injured in a head-on collision involving an Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) bus and a private bus under Digapahandi police limit in Odisha's Ganjam district on Monday, an official said.