The Haryana Transport Ministry will launch a campaign to check the fitness of all school buses and is also considering to proposal to have Alco meters for checking whether drivers are drunk.
In response to the tragic incident of five children losing their lives in a bus accident in Mahendragarh, Haryana, Education Minister Seema Trikha stated that a show cause notice has been sent to the school involved.
In a tragic incident, 18 people were injured when a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus, identified by its registration number DL1PD6164, collided with a roadside pole in Rajouri Garden on Thursday morning, police officials said.
Pradeep Kumar, Assistant Secretary, RTA, Mahendragarh at Naranul, was suspended with immediate effect on Thursday after five students were killed and 15 others were injured in a school bus accident.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday expressed condolences over Haryana's Mahendragarh bus accident that claimed the lives of five children and prayed for the "speedy recovery of the injured."
"The accident of the school bus in Mahendragarh, Haryana, is extremely saddening. My condolences are with the grieving families of the deceased children. May God give them the strength to bear this sorrow. The injured children are being provided assistance by the local administration. I h
"The bus accident in Durg, Chhattisgarh, is sad. I express my deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in this accident and pray for the speedy recovery of the injured. 12 people lost their lives in the accident," posted Amit Shah on X.
"The bus was packed with devotees, who were on their way to Mehandipur from Gwalior. It is yet to be determined why it overturned. As many as 36-40 people were injured in the accident. The injured were admitted to the district hospital. They are receiving the necessary treatment," Alok Si