Indore: 5 DPS students, driver killed in bus-truck crash

 Five students of the Delhi Public School (DPS) here were killed when their bus collided with a truck this afternoon, police said.

The bus driver was also killed, while four other students were injured in the mishap at a bypass near here, they said. "The bus was carrying students of the Delhi Public School (DPS) when it collided with the truck at Kanadiya bypass. Five students and the bus driver were killed in the accident which occurred because of a steering failure," Harinarayan Chari Mishra, DIG (Indore), told PTI.
The injured were admitted to a private hospital here, he said.

इंदौर में हुई सड़क दुर्घटना में स्कूली बच्चों के निधन का समाचार हृदय विदारक है। मन अत्यधिक पीड़ा से भरा है। ईश्वर से मासूम बच्चों की आत्मा को अपने चरणों में स्थान देने की प्रार्थना करता हूँ। विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि!

— ShivrajSingh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) January 5, 2018

इंदौर में सड़क दुर्घटना में हताहत हुए मासूम बच्चों की आत्मा की शांति और परिजनों को यह वज्रपात सहन करने की शक्ति देने की ईश्वर से प्रार्थना करता हूँ। दु:ख की इस घड़ी में परिवार स्वयं को अकेला न समझे, मैं और प्रदेश की साढ़े सात करोड़ जनता साथ है।

— ShivrajSingh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) January 5, 2018

Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Manoj Kumar Rai said the school bus was on its way to drop the students to their homes when the collision took place. He said the front portion of the bus was badly damaged due to the impact of the crash.

Meanwhile, Home Minister Bhupendra Singh said he has sought a report on the accident from the DIG and the RTO. Talking to the media, Minister for School Education Deepak Joshi said the government will fix responsibility on schools regarding the safety of students. "The government had issued guidelines for schools after a school bus accident in Bhopal. We will fix responsibility on schools to ensure the safety of children."