In a tragic incident, eight students were injured as the bus carrying 35 students overturned in Amrutaluru mandal of Bapatla district of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, August 15. Two students are said to be in a critical condition.
Police said that the students were returning home after celebrating Independence Day at a school in the Kuchipudi area. Due to the negligence of the driver, the bus overturned while overtaking another school bus.
Upon witnessing the incident and hearing cries of the children, the locals broke the glass panes to take them out of the bus.
The children who were not hurt were taken by their parents while the other children who were injured have been admitted to the hospital, police said.