Bengaluru: School van driver booked after children fall from moving vehicle

BENGALURU: An FIR has been registered against the driver of a school van after a video surfaced online showing children falling onto the road when the vehicle's rear door suddenly opened while it was in motion, police said on Friday.

The incident occurred in Gayatri Layout in K R Puram on Thursday and was captured on a CCTV camera installed in the locality, they said. The footage, which has now been widely circulated on social media, showed the rear door of the moving van suddenly opening, causing several children to fall onto the road.

According to traffic police, about four children sustained minor scratches in the incident. "In connection with this incident, the vehicle has been seized and an FIR has been registered against its driver at K R Puram police station here," a senior police officer said. Further investigation is underway.