5-Year-Old Girl Killed After Tree Collapses On School Bus In Karnataka
A five-year-old student was killed and two others injured when a tree collapsed onto their school bus in Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district. The incident, attributed to severe weather, has prompted local authorities to promise financial aid and medical support.
Why it matters
This tragic event highlights infrastructure and safety concerns regarding school transportation during extreme weather conditions, prompting calls for better disaster management.
A five-year-old girl was killed, and two other children were seriously injured after a tree fell on a school bus in the Dakshina Kannada district of Karnataka this afternoon. The victim was identified as Chiranvi, a UKG student at a school in Kalladka.The accident occurred near Kalleti in Bantwal taluk when the bus was dropping the pre-primary students home after school. Locals rushed to their rescue and started rescuing the students who got trapped after the tree suddenly collapsed on their bus.Chiranvi, who was seriously injured, was taken to the Puttur Government Hospital by a woman in an autorickshaw. She died on the way. The two other injured students are undergoing treatment at hospitals in Kalladka and Mangaluru.Bantwal's tahsildar visited the Puttur hospital after the incident.
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