SRINAGAR: At least 13 students were injured after a school bus overturned at Drubgam in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday afternoon.
Deputy Commissioner Pulwama Kuldeep Kumar Sidha said all the injured students were safe.
Taking cognisance of the accident, the Deputy Commissioner said the Assistant Regional Transport Officer (ARTO) had been directed to inspect school vehicles to ensure compliance with prescribed safety norms.
He said vehicles found violating safety regulations would not be allowed to ply on roads.
The inspections are aimed at ensuring that school transport vehicles adhere to safety standards and preventing similar accidents.
