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One student dead, several injured as school bus overturns in north Kashmir

One student dead, several injured as school bus overturns in north Kashmir

Srinagar, Apr 12 (UNI) A student was killed and over a dozen others were injured when the school bus in which they were travelling overturned in Handwara sub-district of north Kashmir on Saturday, officials said.
They said a school bus carrying children on a picnic met with an accident near Vodpora village when the bus skidded off the road and overturned, injuring at least 16 students.
“All the injured children were immediately shifted to a nearby hospital. Unfortunately, one of them was declared dead on arrival,” an official said, adding that four of the injured are in critical condition.

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