Three children injured after school van collides with UP Roadways bus

The accident occurred at around 7.30 am when a school van moving on the wrong side of the road collided with a bus, said Ramsurat Sonkar, the SHO of Gomtinagar police station.

Saima Siddiqui
Published on: 15 July 2019 9:00 AM GMT
Three children injured after school van collides with UP Roadways bus
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Lucknow: Three school children and driver were injured after a school van collided with a UP Roadways bus here on Monday morning, according to police.

The accident occurred at around 7.30 am when a school van moving on the wrong side of the road collided with a bus, said Ramsurat Sonkar, the SHO of Gomtinagar police station.

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"In the van, there were four children of Maharaja Agrasen Inter College, who were in the age-group of 10-15 years. The van driver is also injured, and a case has been registered against him," he said.

Sonkar said the driver took a wrong turn from Samtamoolak crossing in order to reach the school early.

The injured persons have been admitted to the Civil Hospital, he added.

Last week, twenty-nine passengers of an Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) bus were killed and 23 sustained serious injuries when the vehicle hit a divider and fell 40 feet down into a drain between carriageways on the Yamuna Expressway.

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