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13 school children killed as bus falls in canal
Tuesday March 20, 2012 09:15:11 PM,
IANS
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Hyderabad: In a
ghastly accident, 13 school children were killed and 25 were
injured when a private school bus fell into a canal in Andhra Pradesh's Khammam district Tuesday, police said.
The accident took place near Tungaram in Chandragondu rpt
Chandragondu mandal (block) in Khammam district, about 250 km from
Hyderabad.
All the deceased are aged between 5 and 10 years. Seven of the
bodies have so far been identified.
The injured were admitted to different hospitals and the condition
of three of them is stated to be critical.
There were heart-rending scenes as parents were seen crying
inconsolably with the bodies of their tiny tots in their laps.
The preliminary investigations by police revealed that the cleaner
was driving the bus, which led to the accident. Both the driver
and the cleaner escaped after the bus fell off a bridge which had
no railings.
About 40 rpt 40 Students of the L.V. Reddy School at Vepalagadda
near Kothagudem town were returning home when the accident
occurred.
As there was not much water in the canal, none of the bodies were
washed away. The school bags, books, tiffin boxes and other
material were seen scattered all over.
Police and fire services personnel with the help of locals
continued relief and rescue operations. Senior officials including
the district collector and superintendent of police rushed to the
scene.
Angry parents and other relatives of the students attacked the
school and ransacked it. They alleged that the negligence by the
school authorities led to the tragedy.
Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy express his shock over the
accident and directed the district authorities to provide relief
to the victims.
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