The bus was travelling on the Pivli-Vada road with around 49 children on board when the incident took place
14 children injured after bus skids off road in Palghar. All pictures credit/Hanif Patel
In a tragic incident, 14 school children on Tuesday morning were injured in a road accident after a bus they were travelling in skidded off the road in Vada of Palghar district in Maharashtra. The bus was heading towards the Pivli-Vada road with around 49 children on board when the incident took place. According to the news agency, ANI, all the injured persons have been admitted to the nearest local hospital.
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14 children injured after a bus they were travelling in skidded off the road in Vada of Palghar district, early morning today
Maharashtra: 14 children injured after a bus they were travelling in skidded off the road in Vada of Palghar district, early morning today. All the injured have been admitted to hospital. pic.twitter.com/T2buVAoaEu
— ANI (@ANI) August 13, 2019
All the injured persons have been admitted to hospital
Google map view of Palghar
According to the police, the incident occurred early in the morning around 6:30 am when a woman suddenly emerged in front of the bus and in an attempt to save the woman, the driver lost the control of the vehicle and the bus skidded into the pit near the road leading to the mishap. Further investigation is underway.
With inputs from ANI
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