24 school students injured in UP road accident, four critical

Agra: Some two dozen school children were injured on Friday when their bus overturned and hit a divider on the Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh. Four of the students were said to be in critical condition.

The students belonged to Classes 6 to 8 of Alok Bharti School of Mandi in Himachal Pradesh. They were on an excursion tour to the Taj city of Agra when the accident took place.

A police officer said that the driver lost control of the bus after a tyre burst. "Since the bus was at a high speed, it overturned," he said.

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The seriously injured have been admitted to the SN Medical College in Agra. The others were given first aid.

Some of the teachers accompanying the students were also injured.