Bhatkal: A boy is seriously injured and has been taken to Mangalore when he fell from a running school bus, near Qwality Hotel in Bhatkal. According to the eyewitness, when the school bus took the turn, the boy who was probably seated near the door fell on the National Highway.

Social Worker Nazeer Qasimji who was present on the spot at the time immediately took the boy to the Govt hospital, and he was later shifted to Mangalore for further treatment. According to Nazeer, the boy had received head injury and was in a critical condition.

The boy who is injured has been identified as Syed Ahmed S/o Syed Basha (6), who is studying in a private school in first standard. He was a resident of Azad Nagar, 2nd cross, Bhatkal.