As many as 12 people were injured after the bus in which they were travelling plunged into the Mahanadi near Dankari Sahi under Gania block of Nayagarh district on Thursday morning. According to reports, the bus was carrying 20 passengers from Chamundia to Kurala. The driver of the ill-fated vehicle lost control over the wheels as the handle axis of the bus broke near Dankari Sahi, following which it fell into the river. Fortunately, the bus didn’t sink completely. The injured persons were admitted to the Gania hospital. Five of them were later shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital here as their condition deteriorated.