VISAKHAPATNAM: Over 50 students were injured after the three buses they were travelling in were involved in a collision today.
The incident happened at Yarada under the New Port Police station limits in the city today, said police. The condition of one of the students is serious.
According to sources, a team of about 120 students of Class X and Intermediate and staff of a private school in Anakapalle had come for a picnic to Yarada beach.
Sources said that while returning, the bus leading the convoy reportedly suffered a brake failure due to which it crashed into the ghat on hill road.
It caused the buses to crash into eaxh other, said police.
Police said that fortunately all three buses halted due to the impact and didn't topple off the hill.
They added that two of the injured were shifted to the King George Hospital (KGH) in the city while the others were being treated at a private hospital at Gajuwaka.
Inspector of New Port Police station G Somasekhara Rao said local residents helped shift the injured to the hospital.
He added that a case had been registered and reasons behind the accident were being ascertained with the help of the Road Transport Authority (RTA).
Home Minister N Chinarajappa along with Health Minister K Srinivasa Rao visited KG Hospital and interacted with the injured students and inquired about their health.
The minister said that the management of the school would not be spared if it is found that violated any norms leading to the incident.