Several injured as CTU bus overturns near Sector 17

A CTU electric bus overturned while negotiating a turn near Sector 17 here on Friday.

The mishap occurred around 10.15 am, with around 20 passengers travelling in the bus.

Police soon reached the site and helped the passengers come out of the vehicle.

According to the Sector 17 police station SHO, the bus suddenly lost balance and overturned while taking a turn. Several passengers received minor injuries and were taken to the Government Multispecialty Hospital, Sector 16.

Police said all the passengers were rescued and are out of danger.

The driver said the vehicle gained speed abruptly due to a technical fault as he was taking the turn, which led to the bus overturning.