Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 7: Tragedy struck Delhi Public School (DPS) this afternoon when a teen-age female student of 6th class was killed on spot as the bus driver started the vehicle when she was boarding it inside the school premises at Shaheedhi Chowk in heart of the City.
Police have arrested the bus driver and seized the vehicle.
However, police said, there were different versions coming about how exactly the accident took place. Police was investigating and would question eye-witnesses to reach to the conclusion.
The victim has been identified as 6th class student Suruchi daughter of Surjit Singh alias Pappu Choudhary, a resident of Sector No. 8, Nanak Nagar.
Officiating SSP Jammu Rajeshwar Singh said the bus No. 474 JK02T reportedly took off when the girl was boarding it. The girl was thrown away with impact of the blast and fell on ground leading to her instant death. Another version was that the girl was approaching her vehicle when another bus crushed her due to negligent driving by the driver.
Mr Singh, who visited the spot, told the Excelsior that the SHO City has been directed for investigations into the case to verify exact reasons behind the accident and take stern action in the matter. He said eye-witness account was being taken into account to get reason behind the accident before challaning the case in the court of law.
Driver of the bus identified as Kehar Singh son of Basant Singh, a resident of Tali Morh, Miran Sahib was arrested by the police from the spot. The bus has also been seized.
Police have registered a case in the accident under Sections 279 and 304 A RPC at City police station.
Police said body of 13 years old girl was shifted to the Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu where she was declared as brought dead. The body was handed over to the family this afternoon after the post-mortem.
Emotional scenes were witnessed both inside the school premises as well as outside the mortuary in the GMC Jammu after the death of teenager under tragic circumstances. The school children were shocked to see body of their colleague. The family members were seen wailing outside the mortuary as they were unable to wear the shock of the tragedy that had befallen on them.
A number of parents of the students of different schools approached the Excelsior saying that bus and other vehicles of various educational institutions were indulging in negligent driving on which there was no check by Traffic Police.
After the girl was declared dead, his father, Pappu Choudhary went towards the roof of Emergency and tried to jump down with a view to end his life. However, people and police saved him. The girl’s father, other family members, relatives and friends were inconsolable and were weeping profusely.
Most of the people were seen cursing negligent driving in Jammu due to no check on drivers by Traffic and local police.
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