More than half a dozen schoolchildren were injured after their school bus accidentally climbed a divider near Buland Masjid in Shastri Nagar area on Monday morning.
The incident took place around 7:40am when the children of Swami Harianand Public School were on the way to the school in their minibus. The driver of the bus was not able to control the vehicle and climbed a divider. The injured children have been identified as Prashant, Naman, Mansvi, Rishabh, Sahil, Sandhya, Neha, Ishika, Ajshat, Jatin and Apurva. The children were residents of Usmanpur, Kartar Nagar and Bhajanpura areas. The children were in the age group of 10-14 years.
“A PCR call was received after which the police team rushed to the spot. A crane reached the spot to lift the bus and bring it back on the road. The injured were rushed Jag Prawesh and Nehru hospitals from where were discharged after first aid treatment,” said a police official.