15 Children are reportedly dead and 25 are injured as school bus collides with lorry Uttar Pradesh’s Etah district on Thursday morning. The accident happened in Aliganj in Etah early in the morning.
The truck was being driven at a high speed when the school bus collided with it. It was a head-on collision. The children in the bus were on their way to school. They were all junior school students, aged between seven and ten years.
According to a government order, all schools were supposed to be shut due to cold weather conditions says the police. An investigation in progress to know why the school was functioning despite the government order, and who was responsible for this decision.
Javeed Ahmed, the Director General of Police (DGP) said that rescue operations are being carried out.
@javeeddgpup सिर्फ़ इसलिये कि लोगो को सड़क पर चलने को सलीक़ा नही हर साल हर दिन कितने लोग मर जाते है ,शासन को कुछ बहोत ठोस करने कि ज़रूरत है
— ठाकुर (@kshatriya8787) January 19, 2017
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also expressed grief and sent his condolences to the family of the bereaved. The Prime Minister tweeted:
Anguished by the tragic accident in UP’s Etah district. I share the pain of the bereaved families & condole passing away of young children.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 19, 2017
I pray that those injured in the accident in Etah recover at the earliest.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 19, 2017
According to the report, police officials have confirmed that all the children have been rescued from the bus. The injured children have been taken to a nearby private and district hospital.
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