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Over 50 pupils injured in road accident in India

Xinhua, July 16, 2015 Adjust font size:

Over 50 high school pupils were injured when their bus topples in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on Thursday, said police.

The pupils were proceeding towards their school after being picking up at Perambalur district near the state capital Chennai.

Fortunately, all the students in the vehicle suffered minor injuries and were admitted to nearby hospital for treatment.

Road accidents take place frequently in India with at least 110, 000 people killed on the road each year. Endi