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School Bus Ramming Kills One, Injures Six in Gurgaon
13 Mar
Summary
- A speeding bus collided with an auto, causing it to overturn.
- One passenger sustained severe injuries and later died.
- Police seized the bus, which belonged to a Delhi school.
A speeding school bus caused a fatal accident on Golf Course Road in Gurgaon on Wednesday, resulting in one death and six injuries. The bus, originating from Delhi and belonging to a Vasant Kunj school, collided with an autorickshaw from behind, causing it to overturn.
One critically injured passenger, who was trapped beneath the auto, died on Thursday. The autorickshaw driver, Pintu Paswan from Gaya, Bihar, was among those injured. He recounted that the bus hit his auto at high speed while he was proceeding through a green signal.
In a separate incident on Monday evening, a 60-year-old man died, and his wife was injured after a truck struck their motorcycle on the Sohna Road flyover. The couple was en route to purchase medicines when the Canter truck hit their vehicle, throwing them onto the road.
Police have seized both vehicles involved in the accidents and registered cases under relevant sections of the BNS, including rash driving and causing death by negligence. Investigations are ongoing for both incidents.
