This Article is From Jul 14, 2015

12 Schoolchildren Injured After Bus Overturns in Delhi

12 Schoolchildren Injured After Bus Overturns in Delhi

The bus was allegedly speeding and hit a streetlight post before turning on its side.

New Delhi: More than a dozen schoolchildren were injured after their bus overturned on the way to school in Delhi this morning.

According to the police, at least 12 children suffered minor injuries. They have been taken to a local hospital for treatment.

The private school bus was coming down the Shahadara flyover, near the Kashmere Gate Inter-State Bus Terminus when the accident happened.

"The bus seemed to be out of control and had run over the sidewalk. It then crashed into a streetlight post and turned on its side," an eye-witness said.

Police suspect that the bus was speeding and have charged the driver for negligence. He is currently in the hospital with minor injuries.

The children, between 10 and 17 years old, were from Victoria Girls Senior Secondary School  and Rukmani Devi Jaipuria Public School.
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