Investigations reveal that the vehicle was not authorised to ferry school kids, neither had a logo nor the name of the school
In the school vehicle accident which happened on the Navapura road in Changodar, 20 people were injured including 19 students and a driver after a school vehicle collided with a truck. It was revealed during the investigation that the school vehicle was not registered with the Regional Transport Office (RTO) and it was not authorised to ferry schoolchildren.
According to Changodar police sub-inspector JV Rathod, "The school vehicle which was carrying schoolchildren neither had any logo nor the name of the school. We suspect that the vehicle was privately arranged by parents to drop their kids to school. We have started an investigation into the incident and school authorities will be questioned as to whether the vehicle was authorised by the school or not."
The Bavla Regional transport officers had also reached the spot and found out that the van which was ferrying the schoolchildren was not authorised to carry school kids as the vehicle was not registered with the RTO.
As per RTO norms, a school vehicle and driver's name should be registered with the RTO by the school authority. In this case, it was not registered and had the registration of a passenger vehicle.
As per RTO officials, a school vehicle should be coloured yellow compulsorily. It should also have a fire extinguisher, First Aid kit and more importantly an attendant to guide the bus driver regarding traffic and to take care of the children inside.
DH Yadav, RTO of Bavla, said, "We have are going to issue a notice to the Divyapath school for not following RTO norms and for their negligence. As it is their duty to verify whether the school vehicle is authorised and is following the norms.
We will also suspend the driving license of the driver and his permit for his negligence."
Help pours in from Amdavadis
As messages of requirement of blood started going viral on social media, help from different walks of life started pouring in. Ritesh Sharma, 29-year-old social worker said, “As soon as I saw the message, I rushed to Zydus as I live nearby. I also took three people along with me. When I reached there were around 40 people volunteering to donate blood.”
Injured rushed to hosp in Police van
The injured were rushed to the hospital in Police vehicles after reaching the spot along with 108 emergency. Some were ferried in the 108 while Changodar police rushed the remaining in their vehicle. As per police officials, when they reached the spot, only one ambulance was present, which could not ferry all victims. “Around six were taken to hospital by in the police van,” an officer said.
Statement released by Zydus Hospital
On Friday morning, 13 schoolchildren and one adult (driver) were brought into the emergency medicine department of Zydus hospital with multiple injuries. Of the 13 kids, one was discharged after treatment. Rest of the schoolchildren were admitted in the paediatric intensive care unit and neuro intensive care unit for treatment.
We are thankful to Amdavadis for coming in to donate blood to the victims. All our requirements for blood have been met. As of now we do not require anymore blood.
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