Bus with students returning from picnic overturns in Raigad district; 2 killed, 47 hurt

Prima facie, the driver of the bus lost control of the wheel due to the failure of the brakes

Two students died and 48 others sustained when a luxury bus carrying a coaching school's students overturned near Khopoli on the old Mumbai-Pune Highway in the Raigad district of Maharashtra on Sunday night.

According to the Raigad police, the accident took place at around 8 pm.

The bus was travelling from the hill station of Lonavala in Pune to Chembur in Mumbai.

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The bus had 50 people on board - 48 students of Class 10, all between the age group of 15-17, and two teachers.

The bus overturned near the Magic Point of the Ghats - when they were returning from a picnic in an amusement park.

“The injured students were rushed to nearby hospitals, however, unfortunately two students, a girl and a boy, died,” Raigad Superintendent of Police Somnath Gharge said.