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Haryana News: 8 students injured as school bus falls into a canal in Kaithal | VIDEO
According to police, the incident was reported at around 8:15 am and the bus was carrying a total of 12 people, including eight children
In a tragic incident, several students were injured on Monday morning after a school bus fell into a canal in Kaithal district of Haryana.
According to police, the incident was reported at around 8:15 am. The bus was carrying a total of 12 people, including eight children.
All the passengers were rescued safely and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
"We received information about this incident around 8:15 am that a school bus fell into a canal...we reached the spot and found out that there were 8 children present inside the bus. Other than that, the conductor, driver and two women were present inside the bus, so there were a total of 12 passengers. All of them were rescued safely and sent to a hospital for treatment. Children have suffered minor injuries...the cause of the accident will be understood after the investigation," said Sub-Inspector Ramesh Chandra of Keorak Police Station, as per ANI report.
According to preliminary investigation, the driver lost control over the vehicle due to a steering wheel malfunction.
The driver and a woman attendant were also injured in the accident.
Three killed, 40 injured in school bus mishap in Kathmandu
Three children were killed while 40 others, including students and teachers, were injured after a school bus met with an accident at Salambutar area of Sankhu municipality in Kathmandu district on February 12.
Those killed in the accident were aged between 12 and 14 years.
The bus belonging to SS Academy at Chabahil, was returning from a picnic at Nagarkot hill station when it fell some 50 metres from the hilly road at Salambutar area at around 4.30 pm, Superintendent of Police Apil Raj Bohara said.
The bus driver lost control over the vehicle due to a brake failure as per the preliminary investigation. The police have detained the bus driver and further investigation is underway, according to the police officer.
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First Published:17 Feb 2025, 04:08 PM IST
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