At least one person was killed and 11 others were injured in the fall of a part of a under construction flyover near Bomikhal in Orissa's capital, Bhubaneswar.

Official sources said that about three to four people are suspected of being stranded in the debris. In the afternoon when the part of the flyover collapsed, about 15 laborers were working, which got buried under it.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik expressed condolences over the incident and announced an ex-gratia payment of five lakh rupees for the deceased's relatives and free treatment of the injured.

He said, "Those convicted will be given a severe punishment."

The revenue division commissioner, Central Division, AB Otta told reporters that 39-year-old entrepreneur Satya Patnaik died. When the flyover collapsed, he was with his daughter Sheetal.

The revenue division commissioner said that Patnaik's daughter was seriously injured and admitted to AIIMS, Bhubaneswar.

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