Kolkata: Eight children injured as school bus hits the lamp post

At least
eight children and the driver of the school bus were injured when the vehicle’s
brakes failed and hit a roadside lamp post and turned on its side in north
Kolkata on Monday morning.

“None of the
students sustained serious injury. Most of them were treated and discharged. Only
the driver was seriously injured and had to be admitted in hospital,” said
Jawed Shamim, additional commissioner of Kolkata Police.

The accident
took place near Chitpur in north Kolkata around 9:30 am when the students were
going to school. According to local people, the bus hit a lamp post after the
brakes failed and the driver lost control of the wheels. The vehicle then
turned on its side.

They were
rushed to the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital for treatment.