Five people, including a woman, died, and around 40 others were injured after a Kolkata-bound bus plunged from a bridge in Odisha's Jajpur district on Monday evening.
According to PTI reports, the incident occurred around 9 pm on Barabati Bridge on National Highway-16 as the bus, carrying 50 passengers, travelled from Puri to Kolkata. Four men and one woman lost their lives. Tapan Kumar Naik, Inspector in charge of Dharamshala Police Station told PTI that around 30 of the injured were taken to Cuttack SCB Medical College.
A rescue operation is ongoing at the scene. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed condolences and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 3 lakh each for the deceased's next of kin.