CHIKKABALLAPUR, CHAMARAJANAGAR: At least 15 students were injured after their school bus toppled and fell into a roadside field near Dapparthi in Gudibande taluk on Monday after the driver lost control.
The school bus belonged to MRVS School at Mandikal and the injured children were shifted to a hospital by locals. The Gudibande police have registered a case.
In another case, passengers of a private bus had a narrow escape after it shot off the road at a curve on MM Hills and was hanging precariously over a valley. Luckily, the bus came to a halt after crashing into some trees.
It is said that the accident was caused due to brake failure. The bus was carrying 25 people, including a newlywed couple, who were returning after a mass marriage ceremony at the temple. The passengers were from Maddur in Mandya district.
