The incident occurred near Sortapwadi on the outskirts of Pune around 2 pm when the driver of the school bus applied emergency brakes as a two-wheeler suddenly came into its way, police said
The students and the female attendant sustained minor injuries from glass shards and the sudden application of brakes, police said. Representational Pic/File
Eight children and a female attendant were injured on Wednesday when a mini truck carrying steel bars rammed a school bus on the Pune-Solapur Highway in Maharashtra, police said, reported the PTI.
Although some of the steel bars pierced the bus after shattering its rear windshield, fortunately, they did not harm the students, police said.
The incident occurred near Sortapwadi on the outskirts of Pune around 2 pm when the driver of the school bus applied emergency brakes as a two-wheeler suddenly came into its way.
"When the bus stopped abruptly, a mini truck carrying steel bars rammed it from behind, causing the steel bars to crash into the bus. Another vehicle also hit the mini truck", said Shankar Patil, senior inspector of Uruli Kanchan police station, according to the PTI.
He said the students and the female attendant sustained minor injuries from glass shards and the sudden application of brakes.
"They were taken to a hospital and discharged after treatment," he said, adding that the biker was also injured and undergoing treatment at a hospital, the news agency reported.
Further investigations are ongoing.
Meanwhile, in an another incident in Maharashtra's Nagpur district, a Class 11 student on a scooter died after being hit by a bus on Tuesday morning, police said.
The deceased was identified as 17-year-old Bhagyashree Jiyalal Tembhere, a NEET aspirant, a police official said.
The accident took place when she was heading for tuition when she lost control of her two-wheeler while overtaking a bus at Kharbi Chowk, said an official, reported the PTI.
Another scooter coming from the opposite direction caused her to fall. She was then hit by the bus, resulting in fatal head injuries as she was not wearing a helmet, the official said, the news agency reported.
Following the incident, the bus driver fled from the spot and incident sparked outrage among the locals.
An angry crowd blocked traffic demanding action before police brought the situation under control, the official said.
A case has been registered and CCTV footage is being examined to trace the bus and its driver, he said.
(with PTI inputs)
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