Odisha: 5 dead, 38 injured as bus falls from flyover in Jajpur

At least five people died and around 38 others were injured on Monday after a bus carrying around 50 passengers skidded off a flyover on National Highway-16 near Barabati in Odisha's Jajpur district.

The incident took place around 9 pm on the Barabati bridge on National Highway-16, with the ill-fated bus reportedly en route to Kolkata from Puri, according to authorities familiar with the situation.

Tapan Kumar Naik, Inspector in-Charge of Dharamshala Police Station, provided distressing details, stating, "Four men and a woman have tragically lost their lives in the accident. Around 40 individuals sustained injuries, with 30 of them currently being rushed to Cuttack SCB Medical College for urgent medical attention."