CURCHOREM: Around 25 students from Curchorem schools escaped miraculously with minor injuries when their private school bus overturned at Xelvona slope on Tuesday afternoon.
According to sources, a private bus run by a mining company to transport the local students was proceeding from Curchorem to Xelvona carrying 25 students to drop them home after the classes.
On reaching Xelvona, the driver noticed that the brakes had failed and to stop the vehicle, he tried to hit the bus to the edge of the hill from the left hand side but unfortunately it overturned on the road after hitting the hill.
The students were immediately taken out from the bus by the locals by breaking the rear glass and took them to the Primary Health Centre, Curchorem.
Health Officer Dr Mohanrao Desai informed that thirteen students were discharged after administrating them first aid, while four students Gauravi Desai, Chirag Desai, Megashyam Desai and Fiya Fernandes were later shifted to Hospicio Hospital, Margao.
Meanwhile, people who had gathered at the PHC agitated over power failure as there was no provision like generator and also non-availability of specialized doctors in the PHC to deal with such a situation. Curchorem PI Shivram Vaigaonkar and PSI Veronica Coutinho were also present at the hospital in Curchorem.
