UP school van hit by bus: 3 children and driver die on spot; 16 others hospitalised

The school van was hit by a speeding bus that headed from the opposite direction. Three children and the van driver died on the spot while 16 others were injured and sent to the hospital.

Badaun (Uttar Pradesh):Three children and the driver of the school van died whereas 16 others sustained injuries after their vehicle got hit by a speeding bus in Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district on Monday, police said. Among the injured, five children are stated to be in serious condition.

The incident took place near Naviganj in Usawa area under Badaun police station area when the van carrying around 20 children was on way to school. The injured were rushed to Badaun Medical College and District Hospital. Doctors said that the death toll may increase.

On getting information about the accident, District Magistrate and Senior Superintendent of Police reached Badaun District Hospital to inquire about the condition of the injured. They asked the doctors to treat the injured children on priority basis.

Badaun DM Manoj Kumar said that the school van rammed into a bus that headed from the opposite direction this morning. The driver and three students travelling in the school van died on the spot and further information is being collected about the accident, Kumar said.

"The injured are being treated and their relatives have been informed. According to an eyewitness the bus was not being driven by its driver but another man and the accident is likely to have occurred due to this. The matter is being investigated," the DM said.

The relatives said that their children had boarded the van for school this morning and they were informed about the accident some time later. The children traveling in the van were in panic to find their friends bleeding profusely while three of them succumbed to their injuries in front of them. Three of the 20 children in the van died while 16 others were injured among whom five are in serious condition, police said.