15 Injured as School Bus Collides Head-On With Container in Hathras

A serious accident took place on the Agra-Aligarh Highway in Sasni, Hathras, when a school bus and a container collided head-on in front of the petrol pump located at Samamai. The accident happened on Monday. A total of 15 people, including the school bus driver, conductor and teaching staff, were injured in the collision.

According to the information available, the bus of BLS School was travelling from Aligarh towards Hathras with staff members and children on board. When the bus reached the area in front of the Samamai petrol pump, it collided head-on with a container. The impact was so powerful that panic spread among the people travelling in the bus.

Soon after the collision, cries for help were heard at the spot and a large crowd gathered on the highway. Police and ambulances reached the location after receiving information about the accident.

Local people who arrived at the scene started relief and rescue work. The emergency gate of the bus was opened to take out the people trapped inside. The injured were then brought out safely from the bus.

The police also reached the spot and, with the help of local residents, expedited the relief work. All the injured people were taken by ambulance to the nearest community health centre for treatment.

The injured received primary treatment at the community health centre. The condition of six staff members, including the seriously injured driver and conductor, was assessed there. They were referred to Aligarh for better treatment.

The other injured people were treated at the community health centre. After the injured were taken to the hospital, concern spread among their family members and acquaintances.

The collision between the school bus and the container also affected traffic on both sides of the Agra-Aligarh Highway. Long queues of vehicles formed on the road, disrupting traffic for some time and causing inconvenience to people travelling through the area.

Police used a crane to remove both damaged vehicles from the road. After the vehicles were cleared, traffic movement was restored and the route was made operational again.

A large crowd remained gathered at the accident site for quite some time after the crash. The police handled the situation at the spot and worked to restore traffic arrangements on the highway.