Over 2 Dozen Students Injured As School Bus Collides With Truck In UP
Over two dozen students were injured in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh, when their school bus collided with a container truck during heavy rainfall. The incident has sparked scrutiny regarding the school's decision to operate despite a government-mandated holiday.
Why it matters
The accident raises critical questions about school safety protocols and administrative accountability during extreme weather events.
More than two dozen children were injured on Monday when a school bus collided head-on with a container truck in Amethi, police said.The accident occurred around 11 am on Thauri road between Alinagar and Thauri under the jurisdiction of Bhale Sultan Shaheed Smarak police station, Additional Superintendent of Police Gyanendra Kumar Singh said.The bus, carrying students of RPS Academy School, collided with the oncoming container, leaving more than two dozen children injured, the ASP said.Of the injured, 15 children were taken to the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Jagdishpur for treatment.
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