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Bareilly school bus crashes into tree, injures 13 students
A school bus carrying 31 children crashed into a roadside tree near Jatau Patti village in Bareilly’s Bhojipura area around 7 am on Friday. The school management said the steering failed while…
The Story in Brief
A school bus carrying 31 children crashed into a roadside tree near Jatau Patti village in Bareilly’s Bhojipura area around 7 am on Friday. The school management said the steering failed while the bus was moving, prompting the driver to steer towards the tree and stop the vehicle. Thirteen students were injured and taken to Ram Murti Medical College. Nine received primary treatment and were discharged, while four remain under medical care.
Circle officer Devesh Singh confirmed the injuries. The police are checking the driver’s age, licence, and the bus’s fitness certificate, permit and mechanical condition. School manager Iqbal Ahmed said the driver was 25-year-old Bhupendra and denied social media claims that an underage driver was at the wheel. The bus is about 10 years old, according to Ahmed.
The Indian Opinion
Social media’s focus on an alleged underage driver risks distracting from the facts still being verified. A mechanical failure may explain the crash, but it does not settle whether the bus was fit to operate or properly maintained. The driver’s response may have prevented a worse collision, yet four children remain under medical care. The investigation should publish the fitness and maintenance findings, along with the licence check, before blame is assigned.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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