At least 40 school children were injured in which they were travelling met with an accident on the NH-37 at Naduwa, about 25 km from Dibrugarh town on Saturday.
The accident occurred at around 8.15 am when the school bus (AS-06/A-9869) coming from Naduwa tea estate was transporting the students to their schools. The children were mostly pre-primary and primary school students of Montfort school and Axom Vidyapeeth of Chabua. Eyewitnesses said the bus lost control while trying to avoid collision with a wayward auto-rickshaw coming from the opposite direction and fell in a 10-feet deep pit alongside the busy highway.
The police along with the aid of local people managed to rescue the students from the overturned bus. The injured students were taken to the Assam Medical College and Hospital where they are undergoing treatment.
Hospital authorities said four seriously injured students have been kept under close observation while those who suffered minor injuries were discharged after providing first aid.
The accident occurred at around 8.15 am when the school bus (AS-06/A-9869) coming from Naduwa tea estate was transporting the students to their schools. The children were mostly pre-primary and primary school students of Montfort school and Axom Vidyapeeth of Chabua. Eyewitnesses said the bus lost control while trying to avoid collision with a wayward auto-rickshaw coming from the opposite direction and fell in a 10-feet deep pit alongside the busy highway.
The police along with the aid of local people managed to rescue the students from the overturned bus. The injured students were taken to the Assam Medical College and Hospital where they are undergoing treatment.
Hospital authorities said four seriously injured students have been kept under close observation while those who suffered minor injuries were discharged after providing first aid.
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