Twelve schoolchildren were injured in a road accident at Sector 25-31 intersection in Noida at 7.30 am on Thursday when a speeding truck carrying marble slabs rammed into their school bus in dense fog conditions, police said.
All students of Army Public School of Noida’s Sector 37, the injured were rushed to Kailash Hospital for urgent medical care. Two students — Naveen (14), Harish (7) — in critical condition have been referred to RR Hospital in New Delhi; a Class VI student — Karan Singh (12) — from Noida’s Sector 22 is reportedly on ventilator for suffering gangrenous leg injuries, according to VB Joshi, spokesperson, Kailash Hospital.
Meanwhile, irate parents protested against the school administration for flouting district administration orders to keep schools closed till January 18.
A senior district administrative official said a committee has been formed to probe the incident and penal action will be initiated against the school management. The administration has also issued notices against six schools for violating Government guidelines and jeopardising the health and safety of students.
Angry parents held protests against school authority and asked district administration to take stringent action against the culpable.
A total of 34 students, aged between seven and 14 years, along with driver Nasru and conductor Naveen, had boarded the bus.