Vadodara, Dec 24: At least three students, including two girls, were killed and 50 others injured when a state transport bus fell into a deep gorge near Jhagadiya town in neighbouring Bharuch district about 120 km from here, police said today. The driver of the overcrowded bus, with several passengers on its rooftop, lost control over the vehicle, resulting in the bus plunging into the gorge last evening, police said.

People from nearby areas rushed to the site after hearing the screams of passengers and took the injured, including seven who were in a serious condition, to a nearby hospital. The deceased were identified as Amita Mukund Vasava (13), Ushaben Mahendra Prajaputi (11) and Anju Malek (14), police added.

Bureau Report