11-year-old girl dies after school bus overturns in Kerala
11-year-old girl dies after school bus overturns in Kerala 11-year-old girl dies after school bus overturns in Kerala
NewsIndiaKerala11-year-old girl dies after school bus overturns in Kerala
A Class 5 girl was killed and 14 others were injured when the school bus in which they were travelling overturned at Valakkai near Sreekandapuram in Kannur on New Year’s Day afternoon.
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A school bus overturned in Kannur on New Year’s Day, killing one and injuring 14 others. (Screengrab)
In Short
- Class 5 girl dies as school bus overturns near Valakkai bridge
- 14 students hurt; accident captured on nearby CCTV camera
- Locals rush to rescue after bus flips over to lower road
A school girl died and several others were injured in an accident when the school bus they were travelling in overturned in Kannur, Kerala, on Wednesday evening.
The incident occurred near Valakkai Bridge at an intersection. The video also showed the bus losing control on a slope and flipping over to a lower road.
It was a Kurumathur Chinmaya School bus that was taking students back home after school hours.
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According to the reports, 14 children were injured in the accident.
The injured were rushed to nearby hospitals for treatment.
The horrific moment of the accident, when the flipped over was captured by a nearby CCTV camera.
The video showed the girl, a Class 5 student named Nedhya S Rajesh, who fell out of the bus and was crushed under the rolling bus.
Passersby and residents were quick to action, launching rescue as soon as they witnessed the crash.