7 students among 10 injured as school bus collides with vehicle in UP’s Gonda

All the other students were sent to their homes, the police said, adding that an investigation is underway.

The accident happened when a bus with 40 students onboard collided with another bus. (Representational/ Pexels)

Press Trust of India | August 16, 2024 | 03:29 PM IST

NEW DELHI: Seven students among 10 people got injured after a private school bus collided with another here on Friday morning, police said. The accident happened when a bus with 40 students onboard collided with another bus on Gonda-Lucknow highway near Balpur area, Colonelganj Inspector Police Station Sridhar Pathak said.

A conductor, drivers of both buses and seven students -- Anmol (12), RB Pathak (10), Lakshya Pratap Singh (11), Rudra (9), Manvi Sahu (14), Rupali (11) and Pratibha (12) -- got injured in the accident, the police said.

Upon receiving information about the accident the police reached the spot and rushed all the injured to a private hospital in Balpur town, they said.

According to the police, all the injured were discharged after treatment, however, Lakshya was admitted to a medical college in critical condition. All the other students were sent to their homes, the police said, adding that an investigation is underway.

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