3 students injured in road mishap in UP

Three students were today injured when their school bus collided with a government bus near Digha village of the district, police said.

The mishap took place this afternoon on Basti-Faizabad National Highway when the bus of Risikulam Vidhyapeeth school, in which several students were returning home, was hit from the rear side by the government bus of Basti depot, they said.

The injured students identified as Mukti Pathak (12), Diksha Singh (7) and Pawni (6) have been admitted to a hospital.

Mukti's condition is stated to be serious, police said, adding, investigations are underway.