School’s licence cancelled for violating cold wave closure orders
At least 25 schoolchildren were killed at a road accident in Uttar Pradesh’s Etah district, after a speeding truck collided with a school bus early on Thursday, the state police said.
More than 30 children are being treated for injuries at various hospitals, where the condition of seven is said to be critical. While schools in the state have been closed until Friday due to poor weather conditions, the J S Public School to which the bus belonged was open. Etah district magistrate Shambhunath has ordered a probe into the incident. A case has been filed against the school management for violating the government order to close schools from January 18 to January 21, owing to the cold wave. The school’s licence has also been cancelled.
The bus was carrying 61 children to the school when a sand-laden truck rammed head-on into it on the Patiali Road near Aliganj. The children in the bus were aged between 4 and 11 and were students of Lower KG to Class VII. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Rajnath Singh, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Keshav Prasad Maurya have mourned the loss of innocent lives in the tragedy.
“Anguished by the tragic accident…. I share the pain of the bereaved families and condole passing away of young children,“ Modi said in a tweet. The CM has asked the divisional commissioner and other district officials to ensure prompt and best treatment for those injured.
Source – Ahmedabad Mirror – 20th January 2017
