Seven Children Injured When School Bus Upside‑Down Near Manipal
By ETF Desk
On Sunday evening, a school bus traveling from a local primary school to a secondary institution overturned into a ditch on Mysore road near Manipal, injuring seven of its young passengers.
The crash occurred around 7:30 p.m., after the vehicle lost control on a winding section of the road. Authorities have identified the bus as a government‑operated transport that repeatedly serves the area, raising questions about vehicle maintenance and driver training in the Udupi district.
Emergency services responded within minutes, treating the injured children at the nearby Kasturba Medical College Hospital. Police released a statement that they are investigating the cause of the accident and will review the bus’s maintenance records. Source: Google News – Manipal.