Five people, including a woman, were killed and several others injured when a Kolkata-bound bus fell from a bridge in Odisha’s Jajpur district on Monday night, police said.

The accident occurred around 9 pm on the Barabati Bridge on National Highway 16 when the bus carrying 40 passengers was traveling from Puri to Kolkata.

Jajpur Superintendent of Police, a team of doctors and other district administration officials are overseeing rescue operations at the accident site.

Firefighters used gas cutters to rescue the injured.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed condolences to the victims and announced a compensation of Rs 3 lakh each to the bereaved families.