Mansa:- Around a dozen schoolchildren were injured today in a powerful collision between a PRTC bus and a school van in Bareta town of Mansa district. It is reported that some children suffered minor injuries, while around half a dozen children sustained serious injuries and were admitted to different hospitals for treatment. Following the accident, serious questions have also been raised over the condition of the school van. People said that the school van was in a very poor condition and did not even have valid passing. Local residents have demanded that school vehicles should be inspected from time to time so that such accidents can be prevented in the future.
According to information, the school van was carrying children to school in the morning. During this time, between Bareta and Dyalpura, the bus travelling ahead of the van applied its brakes and the school van collided with it, in which one child suffered a broken hand and other children sustained injuries.
School Principal Karamjit Singh said that while driving, the bus driver was eating chickpeas and bent down to pick up a glass from below to drink water, and suddenly applied the brakes of the bus, due to which their school van, coming from behind, collided with the bus. The children sustained injuries in the collision. He said that after being taken to Bareta Hospital, the injured children were admitted to Mansa Hospital, and the police are investigating the accident.