One dead, several female students injured in Oman bus crash

Energy Thursday 03/January/2019 10:48 AM
By: Times News Service
One dead, several female students injured in Oman bus crash

Muscat: One person died while seven others, including female students, were injured after a bus overturned and collided with another vehicle.

The accident, Royal Oman Police said, took place near Nizwa earlier today (January 3).

A spokesperson for the Royal Oman Police told Times of Oman, "The crash occurred at 6:30 am, when a bus carrying female college students overturned, leading it to collide with another vehicle. The driver of the vehicle lost his life and the bus driver suffered serious injuries.

"There are six other injuries ranging between mild to medium. The injured were taken to the closest hospital," the spokesperson added.