6 children killed, several injured after school bus overturns in Haryana
Published on Apr 11, 2024 03:04 PM IST
- At least six school children were killed and around 20 sustained injuries in the accident, according to police.
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Six students were killed, and over 20 were injured after a private school bus they were travelling in overturned in Kanina town of Haryana's Mahendragarh district on Thursday, officials said. (PTI)
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Haryana minister Seema Trikha visits school children injured in a bus accident near Mahendragarh, at a hospital in Rewari district, Haryana on Thursday.(PTI)
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“The injured students were rushed to various hospitals in Mahendergarh and Narnaul. The official documents show that the bus's fitness certificate had expired six years ago in 2018,” said a senior police official. (PTI)
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the deaths of the schoolchildren. "The bus accident in Mahendragarh, Haryana is extremely painful. My condolences are with all the families who have lost their children in this accident. Along with this, I wish for the speedy recovery of all the injured children. Under the supervision of the state government, the local administration is engaged in providing all possible help to the victims and their families," he wrote on X. (PTI)
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Police officials said that the school bus belongs to GL Public School in Kanina. (PTI)
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The school was functioning despite a holiday on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. (PTI)
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Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Saini said the local administration was helping the injured. "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," he said in post on X. (PTI)
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