BIJNOR: A school bus full of children fell into the Nutri canal in Aliyapur on Wednesday afternoon. An eight-year-old student died in the accident, while more than 12 were injured and are being treated in different hospitals. The driver fled leaving the bus. The parents have started a ruckus at the police station regarding the body of the deceased child. The police is trying to convince them. Officers have also reached the spot.
The accident is of Aliyapur village of Nutri Canal. On Wednesday afternoon, a bus of NS International School Sadafal was going to drop around 22 children after the holiday. When the bus turned towards Aliyapur village near the feeder canal, while saving it from the pothole, it fell several feet below in the canal. After the accident, there was hue and cry among the children in the bus.
Nearby people informed about the accident to other villagers and the police. As soon as the information about the incident was received, the villagers of Aliyapur village along with the villagers of nearby villages also ran towards the spot. Police station in-charge Inspector Rajeev Chaudhary reached the spot along with the police force and carried out rescue work with the help of villagers and got all the injured children out.
Twelve children were seriously injured in the accident, who were rushed to different hospitals for treatment. Eight-year-old student Lucky son Mahesh alias Kalwa, a resident of Aliyapur village, who was injured in the accident, died while being taken to the hospital. There was chaos in the family due to the death of the student.
On the other hand, other seriously injured children are undergoing treatment in hospitals. After the incident, the bus driver is said to be absconding from the spot. At the same time, relatives and villagers have reached Syohara police station with the dead body of Lucky. They have started a ruckus. The police is trying to pacify them. The villagers allege that the driver of the bus was drunk at the time of the accident and it was due to his negligence that the accident took place.
Police-administration officials reached the spot. At this time there was no water in the canal. SP Neeraj Kumar Jadaun told that while saving a vehicle, the bus fell down from the track of the canal. Action is being taken on the basis of Tahrir. The search is on for the bus driver. On the other hand, an attempt was made to talk to the manager of NS International School, but his phone did not pick up.