School Bus Flips Over In Kerala, Class 5 Student Falls, Crushed Under Wheels

A Class 5 student was killed after a school bus she was travelling in flipped over in Kerala’s Kannur on Wednesday.

The incident took place at around 4pm in Valakkai in Sreekantapuram, when the bus belonging to Chinmaya Vidyalaya in Kurumathur panchayat, with 15 students onboard, was travelling down a slope while entering a highway. The students were getting dropped home after school.

According to the police, 11-year-old Nedya S Rajesh was thrown out of the bus and crushed under the wheels after the driver lost control. Sources said an alleged brake failure caused the accident but the police said a detailed probe is underway.