Haryana School Bus Accident: 6 Children Killed, Several Injured, Principal Among 3 Held — Top Points

At least six children were reported dead after a school bus carrying children overturned in Haryana's Kanina. Over a dozen children are injured.

School Bus Overturns In Haryana (Image Has Been Generated By AI)

Source : ABP Live (AI Image)

Haryana Bus Accident: A school bus overturned near a village in Haryana's Narnaul on Thursday morning leaving six children dead and several others injured. According to sources, the school was functioning despite a holiday for Eid-ul-Fitr. The bus which belonged to GL Public School overturned near Unhani village of Kanina. The District Education Officer said that six children were killed in the accident.

The incident took place at around 8.30 am when the bus was carrying around 40 children -- from primary to secondary classes, as reported by PTI. The injured children were rushed to a hospital. Mahendragarh's Superintendent of Police Arsh Verma said that the driver of the bus has been arrested, PTI reported. The bus overturned after hitting the tree.

As per the report, when asked about reports suggesting that the driver was drunk, he clarified, "We have arrested him and his medical examination is being conducted after which we will be able to properly establish whether he was drunk or not". Police have also arrested school principal Deepti and one more school official whose name is Hoshiar Singh.

VIDEO | Several children were injured when a school bus carrying them overturned in Haryana's #Narnaul earlier today. More details are awaited.

(Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/n147TvqRQz) pic.twitter.com/mkaLfTAgpd

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) April 11, 2024

Here Are Top Points:

1. The police said that they have arrested three people including the principal and the driver, who was allegedly drunk and driving rashly.
2. According to PTI, state Education Minister Seema Trikha said a showcause notice has been issued to the private school to explain why it was open on Thursday despite it being a holiday on account of Eid.
3. Dharmender was driving rashly due to which he lost control of the bus, which rammed into a tree and overturned, police said, citing reports. "Six children have died in the incident and around 20 are injured," Mahendragarh Superintendent of Police Arsh Verma told PTI over the phone.
4. School bags, shoes, water bottles and study material strewed the accident site -- signs of lives cut short, dreams shattered! Some students lay motionless in a pool of blood and others, writhing in pain, cried for help, PTI reported.
5. Some passersby rushed to help them and pulled out the children from the severely damaged bus. An injured student told reporters that the bus was being driven at a high speed when the driver lost control of the vehicle, resulting in the crash. "The driver appeared to be drunk," he said, as quoted by PTI.
6. Mandeep Singh, a lawyer from Kheri Talwana village, claimed some villagers stopped the driver when they learnt he was drunk but the principal intervened and asked them to leave him for the day, with a promise that he will be replaced on Friday.
7. Minutes later, however, the bus met the accident, he said, adding the fitness certificate of the vehicle had expired long back and it did not have insurance and other documents also. Later in the day, the last rites of the deceased children were performed.

Amit Shah, Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini Express Condolences 

Expressing condolences, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said, "I am saddened by the school bus accident in Kanina, Mahendragarh. My condolences are with the bereaved families who have lost their innocent children. The local administration is ready to help the injured. I wish all the injured a speedy recovery."

महेंद्रगढ़ के कनीना में स्कूल बस के दुर्घटनाग्रस्त होने से आहत हूं।मेरी संवेदनाएं उन शोक संतप्त परिवारों के साथ हैं जिन्होंने अपने मासूम बच्चे खोए हैं।

स्थानीय प्रशासन घायलों की सहायता के लिए मुस्तैद है।सभी घायलों के शीघ्र स्वस्थ होने की कामना करता हूं।

— Nayab Saini (मोदी का परिवार) (@NayabSainiBJP) April 11, 2024

Union Home Minister Amit Shah also expressed condolences, "The accident of a school bus in Mahendragarh, Haryana is very sad. My condolences are with the bereaved families of the deceased children. May God give them the strength to bear this loss. The local administration is providing help to the injured children. I wish them a speedy recovery." 

हरियाणा के महेंद्रगढ़ में स्कूल बस का दुर्घटनाग्रस्त होना बेहद दुःखद है। मेरी संवेदनाएँ मृतक बच्चों के शोक संतप्त परिजनों के साथ है। ईश्वर उन्हें यह दुःख सहने की शक्ति प्रदान करें। स्थानीय प्रशासन के द्वारा घायल बच्चों को सहायता पहुँचाई जा रही है। उनके शीघ्र स्वस्थ होने की कामना…

— Amit Shah (Modi Ka Parivar) (@AmitShah) April 11, 2024

(With Inputs From Deshraj)