On Cam: Speeding School Bus Crashes Into Several Vehicles In Haryana's Hisar
The bus carrying 40 students from Delhi Public School was speeding down National Highway 9 in the heavy rains when the accident took place.
A terrifying visual came to the fore from Haryana where a speeding school bus crashed into several cars on a busy road in Hisar. The bus, carrying 40 school children of Delhi Public School was speeding down National Highway 9 in heavy rains when the accident took place. In the footage shared by users on social media, the yellow school bus could be seen ramming into a car as the driver lost control.
As a result, a rider on a motorbike also got crushed and another car was pushed under a moving truck. The man riding the two-wheeler was rushed to a hospital and his condition is said to be critical, reported NDTV.
The occupants of the car, both women, fortunately had a narrow escape as the slow pace of the truck allowed them to get out of the vehicle unscathed. The left side of the car was, however, crumpled on impact.
Hisar, Haryana: On Hisar-Delhi National Highway 9, a school bus collided with vehicles. It's reported the bus was speeding due to rain. The bus first hit two to three vehicles, then a motorcycle. The motorcyclist is severely injured. At the time of the accident, the bus was… pic.twitter.com/2OzT0fgn66
— IANS (@ians_india) July 4, 2024
The accident reportedly took place after the driver failed to apply breaks, however, locals claimed that he was drunk, the NDTV report added.
In April, six children were killed and several others injured after a school bus overturned near a village in Haryana's Narnaul. The school was said to be functioning despite a public holiday on the account of Eid-ul-Fitr.
The bus which belonged to GL Public School overturned near Unhani village of Kanina and the District Education Officer said that six children were killed in the accident.
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