SHIMLA: In a tragic incident, as many as 35 students of a computer training centre were injured when their bus overturned in Jawali sub-division of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday morning, PTI reported. The students were on their way to Police Grounds, Dharamshala, in a private school bus to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Jan Abhar Rally' which was organised to mark the first anniversary of the BJP government in Himachal Pradesh.

The condition of the five injured persons is stated to be critical and they have been admitted to a hospital, media reports said quoting a district official.

Congress president Rahul Gandhi has expressed sadness over the bus accident and called for immediate relief for them. Gandhi, in a Facebook post, said he was very sad to hear the news of the bus accident.

"I pray to God that those who are injured get relief as soon as possible. I express my deepest sympathy with the parents of the children," he said.