Kerala school bus skids off road into field, injures 19 students
V Sivankutty sought a district collector’s report after inspecting the hospitalized pupils at Kesavadasapuram health centre.
Overview
- On June 3 in Nagaroor near Thiruvananthapuram, a school bus lost control and plunged into a field.
- Nineteen children were aboard and most sustained minor injuries before being admitted to the Kesavadasapuram primary health centre.
- Local residents rescued pupils trapped in the wreckage and took them to hospital for urgent care.
- Education Minister V Sivankutty visited the injured students at the clinic and requested an official probe.
- This follows a fatal January crash in Kannur that killed an 11-year-old girl, underscoring ongoing concerns about bus safety in Kerala.