9 Killed, Several Critical As School Bus Overturns In Manipur

The accident occurred when the driver of the bus lost control while taking a turn on the Old Cachar Road in Noney, around 55 km from state capital Imphal.

At least eight students and a school warden were killed and over 35 others injured, many of them critically, after their bus overturned in Manipur's Noney on Wednesday.

The accident occurred as the driver of the bus lost control while taking a turn on the Old Cachar Road in the mountainous district, around 55 km from Imphal, the police said. 

While five students were killed at the spot, three other students and the school warden were declared dead after being brought to the hospital. 

The injured, both students and teachers, are being treated at different hospitals in Imphal.