A Class V student died while two others were injured after a school bus was hit by a truck at Board Office Square on Friday. The bus was carrying around 30 students at the time of accident.
According to the police, a truck rammed into a school bus of Central School no 1 at 6.30 am. The intensity of the collision was such that two boys fell out of the windows. The victims were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital where a student was declared dead and two others sustained injuries.
The bus on its way to Central School no 1, at Arera Hills, while the truck was returning from Bhopal Dairy Federation, Habibganj.
Station House Officer of MP Nagar Brajesh Bhargava said that around 30 students were in the bus at the time of accident and three were injured. One of them succumbed to her injuries. The other two students who sustained minor injuries were Anvesha and Aparajita. Aparajita was discharged after preliminary treatment, while Anvesha is still undergoing treatment.
The school bus was moving towards DB Mall from Pragati petrol pump and the truck was moving from Jyoti Talkies Square towards link road. The impact of the collision was immense as the deceased and one other student fell off the bus, he added.
After witnessing the impact of the collision the truck driver fled the spot but was later nabbed from Shaymla Hills area and was handed over to the MP Nagar police.
The deceased student was identified as Vaidika Saryam. The police have registered a case under section 304 A of the IPC and have started further investigation.