The accident took place on the Mankapur flyover around 8.30 am, when the school van allegedly entered the wrong lane and hit an empty bus of another school, an official said
The Mankapur police in Nagpur have registered a case and a probe is underway, an official said. Representational Pic/File
A driver of a school van was killed and four children sustained injuries after the vehicle collided with a bus on a flyover in Maharashtra's Nagpur city on Friday, police said, reported the PTI.
The accident took place on the Mankapur flyover around 8.30 am, when the school van allegedly entered the wrong lane and hit an empty bus of another school, an official said.
The van driver, Hrithik Kanojia (24), died during treatment at Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (IGGMC), he said, according to the PTI.
He said that the collision left the van damaged, trapping several students inside. Passersby rescued the children and rushed them to nearby hospitals.
A girl student is in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a private hospital, while three more children are undergoing medical treatment at other facilities.
The bus driver and attendants escaped unhurt as the vehicle was empty, the official said, adding that the van had entered the wrong lane, the news agency reported.
The Mankapur police have registered a case and a probe is underway, he said.
Man killed, 6 injured as DJ vehicle crashes into procession in Pune
Meanwhile, in an another incident in Pune, a youth was killed and six others were injured after a truck carrying a DJ music system, part of a procession to celebrate a local politician's birthday, ploughed into the participants in Pune district, police said on Thursday, reported the PTI.
The incident took place on Wednesday afternoon in Junnar town, they said, adding the police later arrested former Zilla Parishad president Devram Lande, whose birthday was being celebrated, his son, the owner of the vehicle carrying the DJ sound system and its driver.
The 21-year-old deceased, identified as Aditya Kale, was part of a troupe playing cymbals during the procession, according to the police.
"On Wednesday afternoon, a procession was being taken out in Junnar town to celebrate Lande's birthday. During the procession, the driver of the DJ vehicle, despite knowing that there is a crowd in front, drove the vehicle recklessly and negligently and rammed into seven persons who were part of the troupe playing cymbals," an official said, as per the PTI.
"Kale was killed while six others suffered serious injuries in the accident," the official from Junnar police station said.
After the incident, Devram Lande, and his son, who had organised the procession, escaped from the spot, he said.
An angry crowd approached the police, seeking action against Lande and others.
The police subsequently registered a case against Lande, his son and two others and they were arrested on Wednesday night, the official said.
(with PTI inputs)
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