Two persons died and more than 30 others sustained injuries as a bus by which they were travelling fell off the lalpolia bridge on NH-26 near Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi district early on Friday morning.
The accident took place at around 5.30 am while the bus was on its way to Bhawanipatna from Bhubaneswar. The driver of vehicle lost control over the wheels, following which it plunged into a 30-feet deep gorge.
Being informed about the mishap, Fire Services personnel reached the spot and launched rescue operations along with the locals.
While the bus conductor and a child died in the accident, the injured ones were admitted to the District Headquarters Hospital here. Some of the injured were later shifted to the VIMSAR in Burla as their conditions deteriorated, sources said.