Bhubaneswar, May 6 -- https://images.odishatv.in/uploadimage/library/16_9/16_9_0/recent_photo_1746508589.webp

A passenger bus carrying around 40 people skidded off a road and fell off the Nuniajodi bridge on the outskirts of Balasore city this morning.

According to preliminary estimates, over 20 people were injured in the mishap. The bus, Shani Dev, was being operated by a private operator and was en route to Balasore from Bhograi when it collided with a tractor and lost control, veering off the bridge into the water body.

Ground reports further added that the bus turned on its side and was partially submerged in muddy waters close to the Budhabalanga River. Over 20 passengers were reported to have sustained injuries, but no fatalities w...