Meanwhile, expressing shock and grief over the incident, chief minister Naveen Patnaik has directed health minister Pratap Jena to visit the accident site and monitor the situation. According to local eyewitnesses, several people are still lying unconscious.All the injured passengers were admitted to the SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack. The bus bearing registration number OD 35 A 0211 was registered with the Regional Transport Office (RTO) in 2015. However, the number of casualties was not immediately known.45 pm in the afternoon. Being informed about the mishap, fire personnel and members of National Disaster Response Force were rushed to the spot and engaged in the rescue operations and shifting of the injured passengers.The CM also instructed the Cuttack district administration and SCB Medical College and Hospital to provide quick and free treatment to all the injured passengers.

Police Commissioner Satyajit Mohanty, fire services DG B. According to eyewitnesses, the driver lost control in trying to avoid hitting a bullock on the bridge and fell into the river after breaking the railing of the bridge, a witness told..The death toll may go up as some of those injured are in a critical condition. The bus later fell in the river along with the driver, who was seriously injured. The bus had left Talcher, nearly 140 km away from the accident spot, at around 2.Till reports last came in, 40 injured passengers were rescued. Sharma, Cuttack DCP Akhileshwar Singh, Cuttack collector Arvind Agarwal among other officials, were present at the accident site. According to reports, the ill-fated bus ‘Jagannath’ was on the way to Cuttack from Angul district in the evening when the accident took place.Cuttack: At least nine persons Expander Bearings died and nearly 40 got injured after a bus fell off from Mahanadi bridge near Cuttack city in Odisha on Tuesday evening.

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