Six Schoolchildren, Driver Killed In Head-On Collision With Truck In Punjab's Patiala

In response, the police are reviewing CCTV footage from the surrounding areas to determine the precise cause of the accident.

Representational Image | Six schoolchildren and a cab driver were killed in a head-on collision with a tipper truck in Punjab’s Patiala district on Wednesday.

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At least six school children and the cab driver lost their lives after the vehicle was hit head-on by a tipper truck coming from the opposite direction in the Patiala district of Punjab on Wednesday, police said.

Another student, traveling in the vehicle, was admitted to a nearby hospital after the incident in critical condition. He is currently in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Meanwhile, the status of the driver of the tipper vehicle is still not known.

"A very unfortunate incident has taken place. Seven children and a driver were travelling in an Innova. We received information that six of these children and the driver died. The seventh child is critical," Senior Punjab Police officer, ANI quoted Palwinder Singh Cheema, as saying.
"This was a head-on collision with the tipper vehicle," he added.

Currently, the police are reviewing CCTV footage from the surrounding areas to determine the precise cause of the accident.

A case has been filed against an unidentified individual, and authorities have assured that those responsible will be held accountable. The investigation is currently ongoing. Further information about the incident is expected soon.

Van Falls Into Ditch After Colliding With Car In Rajasthan

In a similar incident, a collision occurred between a car and a van on the Kota-Chittorgarh National Highway-27 in Rajasthan's Bhilwara on Thursday (April 17). The van fell into the ditch, caught fire, and the driver died from the burns at the scene.

According to a Rajasthan Patrika report, on hearing the loud explosion, the villagers living nearby rushed towards the spot. The driver surrounded by the fire in the van kept shouting and pleading for the villagers to come to the spot to save him. However, due to the fierce fire, no one could muster the courage to reach the driver. The voice of the driver eventually became silent.

The report mentions that the villagers present informed the fire brigade in Mandalgarh. The fire brigade reached the spot and controlled the fire, but by then, the van was engulfed in flames and had turned into junk.