Bhubaneswar, June 11 -- At least four people were killed while another one critically injured as an oil tanker exploded after falling off Bada Pandusara bridge at Itamati in Nayagarh district in the wee hours on Friday.

The deceased have been identified as Pankaj Nayaj, Dipu Khatua, Sameer Nayak and Chandan Khatua. All of them were local residents.

The injured was initially admitted to a hospital in Nayagarh and later shifted to Bhubaneswar.

As per reports, the tanker was coming from Paradip at around 1.45 am when the driver lost control over the wheels and the vehicle hit the fence of the bridge. After the collision, the tanker fell off the bridge.

Soon after the mishap, some local people rushed to the spot and launched a rescue oper...