Pune, September 27: As many as 44 students and three teachers were injured on Tuesday after the bus they were travelling in hurtled down a gorge and overturned in Ambegaon tehsil in Pune district of Maharashtra, officials said.

Acceding to Pune district officials, the students were travelling from Pimpalgaon to Girvali village, around 45 km from Pune city, to visit an observatory in the afternoon. Block Development Officer, Jalinder Pathare, said the school bus belonged to Muktai Prashala in Pimpalgaon. MP Bus Accident: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde Extends Condolences; Announces Ex-Gratia of Rs 10 Lakh for Kin of Deceased.

"The incident occurred at a turn. The bus went down 100 to 150 feet into a gorge. All 44 students travelling in the bus, three teachers, the driver, and a bus assistant received injuries. Seven to eight students have been shifted to a hospital in Manchar, while the rest are stable," said Pathare.

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