4-Member Panel To Probe Haryana Schoolbus Crash, Police Files Case
NDTV
The Haryana Education Department has called for a meeting regarding vehicle safety policy at 3 pm today.
A four-member government-appointed panel will probe the school bus crash that killed six students and injured around 20 in Haryana's Mahendragarh on Thursday. The accident took place near Unhani village in Kanina, when the bus, carrying around 40 students from primary to secondary classes to the GL Public School, collided with a tree and overturned, police said. An FIR has been registered in connection with the case.
The Haryana Education Department has called for a meeting regarding vehicle safety policy at 3 pm today. All District Education Officers, Elementary Education Officers, and Block Education Officers of the state will participate in the meeting from various areas of the state via video conferencing.
Initial investigations revealed disturbing details about the circumstances leading to the crash. School bags, shoes, and study materials were scattered amidst the wreckage following the accident. Some children lay in pools of blood, while others cried out in agony.
