Budgam, Jun 12 : A driver was killed while two onboard students were injured after a school bus met with an accident in the Chadoora area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday, officials said.
An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that a school bus belonging to IPTS School Khansahib lost control and plunged into a deep gorge in the Neegu Jabbad area of Brenwar, Chadoora.
He said the driver died on the spot due to the impact of the crash, while two students travelling in the bus sustained injuries and were immediately shifted to Sub-District Hospital Chadoora for treatment.
Following the incident, local residents, police personnel and rescue teams rushed to the spot and carried out rescue operations.
Meanwhile, police have taken cognisance of the incident. The identity of the deceased is being ascertained and further investigation has been taken up.—(KNO)
