Ludhiana, Oct. 26 -- A serious accident was narrowly averted in Kochhar Market on Friday night when a bus ferrying 55 students from Sangrur, who had come to participate in the 69th inter-district school tournament in Ludhiana, got entangled in low-hanging high-tension wires. The incident triggered heavy sparking and a brief power outage in the area.

According to police, the incident occurred when the students were returning to their accommodation at Guru Nanak Khalsa Senior Secondary School, Gujarkhan campus, from Guru Nanak Stadium after registering for the tournament.

According to eyewitnesses, the dangling wires brushed against the roof of the bus causing sparks and a loud crackling sound. Startled, the students immediately scrambled...