Nine children injured as Delhi school bus overturns
NEW DELHI: Two teachers and nine students of G.D. Goenka School suffered minor injuries when their bus turned turtle after being hit by a privately operated chartered bus in south Delhi early Tuesday, police said.
The accident occurred when the chartered bus rammed into the school bus from one side at a traffic signal in Sector 4, R.K. Puram at around 7.45 a.m. Following this, the school bus, which was carrying 22 children, overturned.
According to police, nine students and two teachers of G.D. Goenka School in Vasant Kunj were rushed to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and were discharged after primary treatment. The children, who were going to school for an examination, were then sent back home.
'There were two teachers and 22 students of Class 4 in the bus at the time of the accident,' a school teacher, who did not wish to be named, told IANS.
'One student has a cut and the sports teacher complained that she was unable to walk due to pain in the leg. The others seemed fine,' the teacher added.
When asked if the school would take action against the bus driver, the teacher said: 'All the students who were in the bus told us that it was not the fault of our bus driver. So there is no question of any action against him.'
Police said they have registered a case at the R.K. Puram police station and were investigating the matter.
