College bus met accident at Kigwema,over 20 reportedly injured

In an unfortunate incident, a St. Joseph College Jakhama (Autonomous) bus carrying around 20 students met with an accident, injuring most of the students on board. The incident happened near Kigwema village around 2 pm on Tuesday while returning to Kohima after school. Around 20 students onboard were injured. Six to seven of them were initially taken to the Army Hospital, Zakhama, for first aid treatment while the remaining were rushed to Bethesda Hospital, of whom one male student is in serious condition. The PRO added that it is yet to be established whether the driver was under the influence of alcohol when the incident occurred. (Our correspondent) (Image: Social media)