At least 40 school children were among those injured after a public bus overturned in Haryana’s Panchkula on Monday morning. The accident took place near Naulta village of Pinjore.
“Some school children are among those injured in the accident involving a Haryana Roadways bus,” a police official from Kalka said, PTI reported.
Cops suspect the Haryana Roadways bus was speeding, due to which the driver lost control and it overturned, NDTV reported.
The bus was packed and had over 70 children onboard.
The injured were taken to Pinjore Hospital and Sector 6 Civil Hospital. Meanwhile, a woman, who sustained critical injuries was referred to PGI Chandigarh. As per the police, the accident was caused due to overspeeding by the bus driver, ANI reported.