Mysuru, June 18 -- Nine students of Periyapatna School admitted to Cheluvamba Hospital in Mysuru while others treated in Hunsur

Even as the City Police have launched a special drive to check for the safety of vehicles transporting school children, about 20 school children had a providential escape with minor injuries, as a school van fell into a road side ditch in Periyapatna taluk in the district, at about 8 am today.

The incident occurred between Habbanakuppe and Hosakoppal villages in Periyapatna, when a school van belonging to M.R. Noble English Medium School in Kampalapura, Periyapatna taluk, hit a culvert and fell into the ditch injuring all 20 children travelling in the van. Driver Srinivas also sustained injuries. Fortunately, n...