School bus catches fire; 8 children in serious condition
In a shocking incident, 25 students of CTK High School in Mumbai's suburb Panvel were injured when the school bus they were traveling in caught fire. There were 40 children onboard the bus.
The bus was engulfed in flames after a short circuit. The alert children used the emergency exit to escape, but the ones at the front of the bus were injured, some critically.
The students have been taken to a local hospital, where the condition of eight is said to be critical. One child is battling for his life. Plastic surgeons have been called in.
Parents say children on board the bus had apparently alerted authorities after they smelt petrol. "We raised an alarm after smelling petrol and something burning. The driver came and checked and immediately told all of us to get off. By then the bus had already caught fire and so while getting off, four children got injured and they have been taken to Lifeline hospital" said a child after the accident.
The bus driver and owner have been arrested.
The bus was engulfed in flames after a short circuit. The alert children used the emergency exit to escape, but the ones at the front of the bus were injured, some critically.
The students have been taken to a local hospital, where the condition of eight is said to be critical. One child is battling for his life. Plastic surgeons have been called in.
Parents say children on board the bus had apparently alerted authorities after they smelt petrol. "We raised an alarm after smelling petrol and something burning. The driver came and checked and immediately told all of us to get off. By then the bus had already caught fire and so while getting off, four children got injured and they have been taken to Lifeline hospital" said a child after the accident.
The bus driver and owner have been arrested.
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