In a mishap nine students and driver of a school bus were injured after the bus collided a tree on the Ganjia-Gamharia Road under Gamharia police station area at Seraikela-Kharsawan district, on Tuesday morning.
The bus was carrying the children to the Gamharia-based Indira Gandhi Public Residential School when the mishap took place.
The injured were rescued by the local people and rushed to Tata Main Hospital, Jamshedpur, where those who sustained minor injuries were given first-aid while three of them, including the driver were admitted at the hospital.
Abhishek Gorai(13), who is a class VI student of that school sustained injuries on his backbone and left hand broken, whereas a 12-year-old boy Ratan Gorai who is a student of class V sustained injuries in his chest. The driver, identified as Tilju(45) sustained severe head injuries.
According to information, there were about 30 students aboard the school bus, which was on high speed and hit the tree due to negligent driving. After the mishap, the tree was broken.
“It was really shocking. From the very beginning, we were shouting at the driver to go slow, but he was not paying heed to us,” said an injured.
As the news spread officer-in-charge, Gamharia police station, Adikant Mahto rushed to the spot and subsequently to the Tata Main Hospital where the injured were being treated. He stated that from the initial probe it appeared that the mishap took place due to the negligence of the driver. He said that action will be taken as the negligence and steps will be taken to ensure that such incidents are not repeated.
laxmi Gorai, mother of Abhishek Gorai said that they had come to know about the mishap within 10 minutes of the mishap.
The Indira Gandhi Public Residential School is an English medium school having over 500 students from nursery to class VIII. Though it is a residential school, most of the students come from the adjoining areas.
The principal of the school, Pervez Khan came to TMH soon after the news of mishap reached the school. Khan met the children who had sustained and had consoled the parents who had already reached at the hospital. He promised that he will ensure that incidents are not repeated.