Four students of St Xavier School were severely injured and several others sustained injuries after a school van turned turtle carrying around a dozen students near Kalibadi temple under Piplani police station area on Thursday.
According to the police, at around 1 pm driver of the school van bearing registration number MP 07 B 0206 lost control over the vehicle near Kalibadi temple in Piplani area and it turned upside down injuring students.
The victims were rushed to a private hospital where the condition of four students is reportedly critical.
In the accident as many as four students sustained major injuries while the others escaped with minor injuries. The van was carrying around a dozen school students of St Xavier School.
After the police were informed a police team reached the spot and seized the vehicle. The driver was identified as Banti Shakya (18) who is a resident of Anand Nagar. Police have arrested the driver and have registered a case under Section 279 and 337 of the IPC.
Meanwhile frustrated over the checking drive for school vans violating the Supreme Court Guidelines for school buses the school van association of the city would protest by not providing their services on July 11 and 12.