Noida: School bus hits divider, leaves 16 students injured

At least 16 students were injured after a school bus carrying more than 30 students hit a divider in a crowded area in Noida’s Rajnigandha Chowk.

The front part of the bus was mangled after the accident. The driver and conductors of the school bus are said to be in critical condition.

All the injured have been admitted to near Kailash Hospital. The private school is located not far from the site of the accident.

#Noida: Visuals of Apeejay school bus that met with an accident at Rajnigandha Chowk underpass, today. At least 12 students are injured, driver and conductor of the school bus in critical condition, all shifted to Kailash hospital pic.twitter.com/Fm88UXyodA

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The place where the accident occurred is home to a number of media houses, private companies and busy local markets.

Last month, one school kid died and 20 others were injured after a school bus collided with a truck in Bihar’s Aurangabad district on October 22. The bus was returning from an educational trip to Rajgir when the incident took place.

More details are awaited.

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