Bhubaneswar, April 16 -- At least five persons died and over 30 passengers sustained injuries after the bus they were travelling in skidded off a flyover on NH-16 near Barabati in Jajpur on Monday.

Responding to the mishap, Additional Commissioner Transport/(Road Safety), Lal Mohan Sethi on Tuesday said that the accident happened due to negligence of the bus driver.

"The condition of the bus was good as its registration was done in 2020. Fitness certificate was also cleared for the bus in March. The accident may have happened due to either rash driving or the driver tried to overtake any vehicle from the left side; or, the driver may have been talking over phone while driving the bus, but it is not clear as of now. The driver didn't eve...