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27 children injured as school bus falls into dry riverbed

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Press Trust of India Jodhpur
Last Updated : Mar 04 2014 | 5:17 PM IST
At least 27 school children were injured when a school bus skidded off a culvert and fell into a dry riverbed this afternoon.
The accident occurred when the mini bus carrying about 30 students of Tillar Balaji School located at Banar on Jodhpur-Jaipur highway was returning from school to drop off students, all in the age group of 6 - 14 years, according to the DCP (East) Rahul Jain.
When the bus reached a culvert over the Jojari riverbed, the driver lost balance apparently while overtaking other vehicle and the bus fell into the dry riverbed, Jain said.
The locals rescued the children and informed police.
In the accident, one of the children was critically injured and had been admitted to the trauma centre of MDM Hospital, police said.
The other children were taken to a nearby private hospitals and had been discharged.
The bus driver fled from the spot after the accident.

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First Published: Mar 04 2014 | 5:17 PM IST

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