Haryana bus accident: From ‘drunk driver’ to ‘no attendant’, how neglect by school authority lead to incident

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Mahendragarh that claimed the lives of six children and left at least 20 others injured. Speculations arose on how the authorities did not take notes which led to such a situation. State Education Minister Seema Trikha, while visiting the injured students in hospitals, issued a show-cause notice to the private school, questioning why it remained open on Thursday, a designated holiday for Eid.

President Droupadi Murmu noted that the “death of schoolchildren was heart-rending". Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it was “extremely painful". Here are the reasons why this happened: As per a report by PTI, an injured student told reporters that the bus was being driven at a high speed when the driver lost control of the vehicle, resulting in the crash.

“The driver appeared to be drunk," he said. According to Mandeep Singh, a lawyer from Kheri Talwana village, certain villagers and parents took action to halt the bus upon discovering that the driver was drunk. However, the situation took a turn when the principal intervened, instructing them to return the bus key and assuring them that the driver would be substituted the following day.

Also Read: Haryana school bus accident: 'Drunk driver threatened children when...', reveals FIR | Top 10 updates A Class 12 student filed a First Information Report (FIR) stating that the driver smelled of alcohol, disregarded requests from the children to drive slower, and allegedly even threatened them. Mandeep Singh noted, “The fitness certificate of the vehicle had expired long back and it did not have insurance and other documents also." Moreover, Transport Minister Aseem Goel said the state government has ordered a probe into the incident. He also directed officials to check the fitness of