8 students injured as school bus falls into canal in Haryana’s Kaithal

Eight students, the driver and a woman attendant were injured as a private school bus plunged into the SYL canal near Noch village in this district on Monday morning.

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The driver lost control over the vehicle due to a steering wheel malfunction.

Panic gripped the area as students screamed for help. Passersby rushed to the spot to rescue them. They pulled the injured out of the submerged bus and rushed them to hospital.

Police officials from the Keorak police post and the 112 emergency team arrived on the spot. The police started an investigation.

According to initial reports, the accident occurred when the bus of Guru Nanak Academy, Pehowa, was moving along the canal embankment after picking up the students.

ASI Rajinder Kumar, in-charge of the Keorak police post, said all injured were out of danger.