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Kerala Student Tour Bus Overturns Near Thiruvananthapuram, Leaving Two Seriously Injured

Police opened an inquiry that includes reviewing the bus’s CCTV to determine why it toppled off a highway service road.

Overview

  • The bus carrying students and teachers from Kodakara to Vizhinjam overturned around 3:30 a.m. on a National Highway service road near Kallambalam.
  • At least 17 passengers were injured, and by evening all except a teacher and a student with serious injuries had been discharged.
  • Local residents, police, and Fire and Rescue Services rescued passengers and took them to nearby hospitals for treatment.
  • The vehicle hit roadside fencing and fell into a compound, causing minor damage to a house, and the family living there was unharmed.
  • Forty-one students and two teachers from the Sahrdaya Institute of Management Studies were traveling on a study visit to the Vizhinjam international seaport.