Day after Morni bus mishap, no FIR lodged

A day after 28 persons, including school students, were injured as the tourist bus they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge near Tikkar Tal in Morni Hills, the police have not registered a case in this connection.

The police said no case had been filed against the bus driver. The road was very narrow and large vehicles often met with accident, the police said. Moreover, neither the school nor the parents had made any complaint against the bus driver, they added. Meanwhile, five persons, including students, were discharged from the Civil Hospital today. As many as 22 injured passengers, including 19 students of Nankana Sahib Senior Secondary, Malerkotla, who had received minor injuries, were discharged after treatment yesterday.

A travel agent, Vinod Chhabra, is still under treatment at the PGIMER in Chandigarh. His both legs were fractured in the mishap.

The ill-fated bus was carrying 45 persons, including students aged between 16 and 20 years studying in class 9 to 12, teachers, helping staff, the driver and a travel agent.