Six children and the driver of their school bus were killed on Saturday when the vehicle fell into a gorge in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh, the police said.
The accident, in which 12 children were injured, occurred at Sangrah around 8 a.m. “A private bus carrying students of the DAV School, Renuka, fell into a gorge. Seven people — six schoolchildren and the driver — were killed,” Sirmaur Superintendent of Police Rohit Malpani said.
Samir, 5, Adarsh, 7, Kartik, 14, and driver Ram Swaroop, 40, died on the spot. Abhishek, his sister Sanjana and Naitik Chauhan succumbed to their injuries at the Nahan Medical College, he said. The injured were admitted to hospital.
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Deputy Commissioner of Sirmour Lalit Jain asked Sangrah Sub-Divisional Magistrate Rajesh Dhiman to conduct an inquiry and submit a report within 15 days.
Mr. Jain also asked Mr. Dhiman to disburse an immediate relief of ₹20,000 to the families of those killed and ₹10,000 to those of the injured.