AP: 2 critical, 15 hurt as school bus turns turtle; students allege driver was drunk

A school bus carrying about 50 students turned turtle and fell into a culvert in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur district critically injuring two children and leaving 15 others with minor wounds earlier on Monday.

The injured students have been shifted to a nearby hospital, according to an ANI report.

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The students who are reportedly from the Krishnaveni Talent school have alleged that the driver was drunk at the time of the accident.

Visuals showed school bags and lunch boxes lying scattered on the ground.

The police is investigating the matter and the school bus driver is being interrogated, reports said.

Further details are awaited.