Nearly 20 school students of a private educational institute, suffered injuries as the school bus carrying them turned turtle near RC Puram on the outskirts of the city today, police said. The students of fifth to ninth standard studying in a private school in neighbouring Medak district were on their way to the school when the driver of the mini-bus lost control over his vehicle while overtaking an auto, BDL Bhanoor police said.
"The mini-bus went upside down thrice before falling in a small ditch near the roadside," they said. According to the police, 17 of the 20 injured students were discharged after treatment while three others were undergoing treatment. They said the bus-driver Sagar fled the scene after the incident.
Meanwhile, police who had registered a case were investigating on the allegations of the parents of the injured students, that Sagar who was driving the bus was not the actual driver but a cleaner.
