PONDA, Jan. 29 -- Two women were grievously injured, while another 31 passengers - including students and senior citizens- were wounded, after the bus they were travelling in went off the road and fell into a field in Bhindem, Bethora.

Police said that the driver of the bus that was ferrying passengers from Dabal to Ponda, lost control over the vehicle at a sharp turn on a narrow stretch, causing the vehicle to overturn into a three-metre deep field on the side of the road, around 7.30 am on Saturday.

The police registered an offence against the driver of the bus Gautam Naik, 25, a resident of Dabal, Dharbandora, for rash and negligent driving.

Due to the impact of the crash and the fall from a three-meter height, all the passengers su...