CURATED BY – BHAGWAN DAS BERAGI | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Shajapur, a school vehicle overturned after hitting a bike and more than five school children were injured in this accident. While the bike rider died on the spot. Two seriously injured have been referred to Indore. According to the information received, the school vehicle of St. Mary's School located in Panwadi was taking children from Dudhana village to school on Monday, when the school vehicle hit a bike coming from the front in Dudhana and overturned in a ditch. More than fifty children were riding in the vehicle. In the incident, five school children including Hariom father Asharam resident of Jaman, Sumit father Dhamrendra resident of Jaman, Subhash father Asharam, Devkaran father Antarsingh resident of Bakani, who were riding the school vehicle, were injured and were admitted to Shajapur District Hospital for treatment. In this accident, Jitendra Bagri, age 35 years, resident of Tingajpur, died on the spot. Janubai and Lakhan were referred to Indore from Shajapur District Hospital after first aid as their condition was critical. The injured children said that the driver was talking to the principal on the phone while driving the school vehicle, when a bike rider came from the front and the vehicle collided with them and overturned. After the incident, instead of helping the children, the driver fled from the spot.

Fight took place in the hospital

The family members of the children injured in the Dudhana accident took them to Shajapur District Hospital for treatment, where the parents created a ruckus alleging that the treatment was not being done properly. During this, a fight broke out between the female security personnel and the people present. During this, someone also snatched the mangalsutra from the neck of the female security personnel Sangeeta. On receiving the information, the police reached the spot and pacified the dispute. The security personnel said that a crowd of people had gathered at the hospital gate, whom she was removing, when some people started abusing and beating her. Here, the family members of the children who reached the hospital for treatment also accused the female security personnel of beating.