Three students have been killed and 25 others injured after a bus overturned in Rajasthan's Rajsamand district on Sunday.
The accident occurred when the students of Mahatma Gandhi School in Amet town Rajsamand were en route to Parshuram Mahadev temple in Desuri, Pali for a picnic by bus, District Superintendent of Police Manish Tripathi said, according to PTI.
The bus was carrying 62 children and six teachers. The incident unfolded after the bus went out of control and overturned near Desuri Naal, killing the three students and injuring 25 others. 37 students were sent home after first aid, the official said.
The three students who died on the spot have been identified as Preeti, Aarti, and Anita, Charbhuja Station House Officer Govardhan Singh said. The injured have been admitted to the hospital and the bodies have been handed over to the family members after post-mortem.
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A case has also been registered against the bus driver and investigation is underway, the officer said.
Meanwhile, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma and Governor Haribhau Bagade expressed condolences.
"As soon as information about the accident was received, necessary instructions were given to the district administration officials to ensure proper and immediate medical treatment of the injured children. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to give a place to the departed souls in his feet and provide speedy recovery to the injured children. Om Shanti," the chief minister in a post on X in Hindi.