Himachal: 5 students among 7 injured as school bus overturns
Seven persons, including five students, were injured after a private school bus overturned in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district today. The 36-seater bus of Rose Public school was carrying 32 students when it overturned on the Suliali-Kuther road, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) from Nurpur, Sahil Arora said. The injured have received first aid and have been discharged from hospital, Arora added. Read more.
Exact cause of accident not clear, police hints towards potholes
The injured students were identified as Nandini, Parth, his sister Muskan, Payal and her brother Akshay. The other persons included bus driver Chandan Kumar, 20, and attendant Varyam Singh, 32. The exact cause of the accident is yet not clear, said the DSP, adding that there were several potholes on the road and prima facie it was found that the driver was driving negligently.
Rash driving case registered against school bus driver
A case has been registered in this regard against the driver under Sections 279 (rash driving) and 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the DSP Sahil Arora said.
