Independence Day celebrations turn tragic for schoolchildren; 11 injured in Kota road accident

NEW DELHI: Eleven schoolchildren and the driver of a private school van were injured in a head-on collision with a car on the Sangod-Khanpur Road in Rajasthan's Kota district on Friday, police said. The accident occurred around noon when the students of a private upper primary school in Sangod were returning home after participating in an Independence Day event at the school, local SHO Lakhan Singh said.

The van overturned after colliding with the car coming from the opposite direction, leaving 11 children in the 7-15 years age group and the driver, identified as Rohit (22), injured, the SHO said. The injured were rushed to a community health centre, from where doctors referred five kids and Rohit to the New Medical College Hospital in Kota.

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All the injured were reported to be out of danger, the officer said. The passengers of the car escaped unhurt, as the airbags opened on time, Singh said. Polive have seized both the vehicles after filing a case under the relevant sections of law, he added.