SRINAGAR: At least seven students and two teachers were injured after a school bus they were travelling in met with an accident in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday afternoon.
An official said that a school bus bearing number JK12B 8650 of Bhagarva Public School Samba met with an accident on the National Highway near DC Office Samba, resulting in injuries to seven students and two teachers.
“The injured have been taken to District Hospital Samba for immediate treatment”, the official said.
The official identified the injured students as Utkar Singh (16), son of Shakit Singh, residing in Mandi Kheri Samba, studying in the 11th Class; Rudrakash Karakoti (16), son of Ram Singh, resident of Ward no 3 Chotha Bazar Samba, enrolled in the 12th Class; Rajveer Singh (15), son of Rajeev Singh, residing in Kheri Mandi Samba, a 9th Class student; Riyahansa (15), daughter of Dev Raj, resident of Ward No. 06 Samba, studying in the 9th Class.
Shivalika Sambyal (15), daughter of Anil Sambyal, resident of Mandi Thalora Samba, is a 9th Class student; Varinder Partap (16), son of Rajeshwar Singh, resident of Mandi Sangwali Samba, is enrolled in the 11th Class; and Janvi Sharma (16), daughter of Nar Singh Dass Sharma, resident of Village Taloor Samba, is pursuing studies in the 10th Class.
The two injured have been identified as Promila Sambyal (50) wife of Davinder Singh resident of Thalora Mandi Samba and Kamani (32) wife of Joginder Singh resident of Mandi Thalora Samba. (KS)
