Mahendragarh Bus Accident: Six children were killed and over ten were injured in a tragic bus accident that took place in Haryana's Mahendragarh on Thursday. It has been questioned why the school was open on Eid, which is a holiday. The driver of the bus was arrested and the District Education Officer Sunil Dutt and Pradeep Kumar, Assistant Secretary, Regional Transport Office, Mahendragarh, have been suspended with immediate effect, hours after the accident. The Principal and the Director of the school have also been detained.

The accident occurred as the driver of the bus was drunk driving. The bus was owned by GL Public School, and its fitness certificate had expired in 2018. State Education Minister Seema Trikha has said that an investigation has been launched to find out why the school was open on holiday. She reaffirmed that a show-cause notice has been served and that the school should have been closed today.

"I want to tell the whole state that today school should not be opened. A show cause notice has been issued and apart from that, we have taken self-affidavits from the private schools. Second, they have to provide an affidavit of the transportation vehicle saying that their vehicles functioned according to the transport rules and norms. Third, whoever is driving their vehicles, if they are found drunk, then they (Schools) will hold the responsibility," she said.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday expressed condolences over Haryana's Mahendragarh bus accident that claimed the lives of five children and prayed for the "speedy recovery of the injured."

"The bus accident in Mahendragarh, Haryana is extremely painful. My condolences are with all the families who have lost their children in this accident. Along with this, I wish for the speedy recovery of all the injured children. Under the supervision of the state government, the local administration is engaged in providing all possible help to the victims and their families," PM Modi posted on X.

"The accident of a school bus in Mahendragarh, Haryana is very sad. My condolences are with the bereaved families of the deceased children. May God give them the strength to bear this loss. The local administration is providing help to the injured children. I wish them a speedy recovery," Amit Shah said.

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Speaking about the accident, Arsh Verma, Superintendent of Police, Mahendragarh, notified that the bus driver has been taken into custody. Verma said, "We have apprehended him and his medical examination is being conducted after which we will be able to properly establish whether he was actually drunk or not."

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Mahendragarh Bus Accident: FIR Against Director and Principal Of School

Education Minister Seema Trikha said that show-cause notices will be issued to those who disobey the orders. She said that an FIR has been registered against the bus driver, school operator and principal responsible in this incident. The recognition of the school will also be cancelled.


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