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Hindustan Times
08-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
5 school students killed in Samana crash
Five school children and a driver were killed when the vehicle they were travelling in collided with a tipper at Samana in Patiala district on Wednesday, police said. The severely damaged private school children's car after a road accident with a truck, at Samana road, in Patiala on Wednesday. (ANI) The incident occurred on the Samana-Patiala road when the vehicle (Toyota Innova) was ferrying the students back from school. Patiala superintendent of police Palwinder Singh Cheema, who rushed to the accident spot, said 13 children of the local Bhupindra International School were returning from school when the accident occurred. Three of the injured students are hospitalised in a critical condition. The impact of the accident was such that a JCB machine had to be requisitioned to retrieve the bodies. The driver of the truck is absconding, he said, adding he would be arrested soon. The deceased students have been identified as Parv Sachdeva (12), Dhivanshi (11), Aradhya (10), Vargyan (8), and Sehaj Bansal (12). Expressing grief over the accident, chief minister Bhagwant Mann posted on X: 'My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. I also wish a speedy recovery to those injured.' Punjab health minister Dr Balbir Singh, who reached Government Rajindra Hospital to see the injured students, said, 'It is a very unfortunate incident. I have been told that the truck was speeding and hit the Innova while it was overtaking another vehicle.' As per the district administration, the Innova was a privately owned vehicle, hired by the parents to ferry the students. The seven-seater SUV had 14 occupants, including the driver. This incident has, once again points at poor implementation of the Safe School Vahan Policy that mandates safe transportation of schoolchildren. Under the scheme, the school authorities are responsible for the safe transportation of students. However, many schools have been turning the blind eye towards the guidelines issued by the district authorities, said officials. Patiala deputy commissioner said a review meeting is held every 15 days to ensure proper implementation of the policy and violators are challaned. 'An emergency meeting has been called after the incident,' said the DC.
Hindustan Times
07-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Six school students killed as vehicle collides with truck in Patiala
May 07, 2025 05:48 PM IST Six students of a private school in Patiala were killed when their vehicle collided with a tipper truck while they were returning to their homes in Samana town on Wednesday afternoon, police said. The mangled remains of the vehicle in which the school students were travelling when the accident occurred on the Patiala-Samana road on Wednesday afternoon. (HT Photo) Balwinder Singh, the driver of the Toyota Innova in which the children were travelling, also died on the spot. Patiala superintendent of police Palwinder Singh Cheema, who rushed to the accident spot on the Samana road, said 12 children of the local Bhupindra International School were returning from school when the accident occurred. Three of the injured students are hospitalised in a critical condition. The impact of the accident was such that a JCB machine had to be requisitioned to retrieve the bodies. The driver of the truck is absconding, he said, adding he would be arrested soon.
