BEGUSARAI: Children of a private school had a close shave when the bus carrying them fell into a roadside ditch full of water on Friday morning. The incident took place under
Balia police station area in
Begusarai district. Balia police station
SHO Sanjay Kumar said as many as 34 children were in the bus.
“They had boarded the bus at
Pokharia village under Balia block and were on way to the school situated at the block headquarters.
As soon as the bus reached near Mamu-Bhagna Mor just outside the village, the driver lost control of the vehicle, which fell into to the ditch,” the SHO said. A police team reached the spot in no time and rescued the children with the help of local villagers.
“As the accident site was just outside the village, a large number of people reached there and helped the police rescue the children. Only one child sustained injury and was admitted to the
Balia PHC for treatment. Though, he also sustained no serious injury, his parents later took him to some private hospital for treatment,” the SHO said.
“The local administration acted swiftly and arranged an earthmover and other necessary tools to rescue the children,” he said.
The driver of the vehicle, however, managed to escape after the accident.