Five girls from Thambalnu Higher Secondary School were killed and several others injured in a tragic school bus accident that took place on Wednesday morning.
The bus carrying 36 students and teachers were on a study tour to Leimatak under the Khoupum sub-division of Noney district in Manipur.
According to locals, the accident occurred around 11:30 a.m. when the school bus skidded off the state highway while taking a turn. The mishap occurred around 1 km before reaching Leimatak.
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Chief Minister N Biren Singh condoled the deaths and said he was “deeply saddened to hear about the accident” and prayed for the safety of the others in the ill-fated bus.