15 students, woman injured after bus capsizes

Fifteen school students and awoman sustained minor injuries when the bus they weretravelling capsized and fell into a pit near KaruppagoundenPudur village Tuesday, police said

The mishap occurred when the driver of the statetransport corporation bus suddenly veered to the left toavoid a moped rider, lost control of the vehicle, which thencapsized and fell into a pit

All the injured were taken to the Sathyamangalamgovernment hospital, where they were treated anddischarged, police said.