Karnal, Oct. 7 -- Nine students and a driver received minor injuries after a speeding truck allegedly hit a private school bus near the post office in Gharaunda sub-division of Karnal on Tuesday.

The incident happened when the truck hit the bus from behind, causing it to mount the footpath, where it also crushed a parked two-wheeler.

There were 12 students on board, of whom nine sustained injuries. All belonged to various classes up to grade 5.

The bus driver, who was taking students home after school, was also hurt. Locals and the police took the injured to the government hospital.

Chairman of the Gharaunda municipal committee Happy Luck Gupta, who was on the opposite side in his vehicle, said that he rushed to the bus. Gupta along w...