IN PICS | One dead as under-construction bridge collapses in Bhubaneswar

The accident occurred when the centering support for laying a span plunged several feet into the ground.

One person was killed and 12 others were injured when a portion of the under-construction flyover in Bhubaneswar collapsed on Sunday. (Biswanath Swain | EPS) 

The accident occurred when the centering support for laying a span plunged several feet into the ground. (Biswanath Swain | EPS)

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) and fire fighters equipped with gas cutters, three cranes and earth movers are busy removing the debris where some workers are feared to have been trapped. (Biswanath Swain | EPS)

The railway flyover connects Sahid Nagar to Cuttack Road where a major portion of the bridge is under construction. (Biswanath Swain | EPS)

Even as works secretary Nalini Kanta Pradhan rushed to the spot, chief minister Naveen Patnaik ordered the suspension of two engineers while directing a high-level inquiry into the mishap. (Biswanath Swain | EPS)