A seven-year-old boy was crushed to death under the wheels of a school bus near Naichpar village under Pipraich police station limits on Saturday morning, sparking outrage among villagers.
Following the incident, angry villagers chased the bus and allegedly assaulted the driver. Police reached the spot and took the driver into custody to prevent further violence. The school bus was also seized. Meanwhile, Basic Shiksha Adhikari (BSA) Dharendra Tripathi directed the Block Education Officers (BEOs) to conduct an inquiry into the incident and issued a notice to the school manager. The inquiry will look into the circumstances leading to the accident and whether the school management had followed the prescribed safety norms for transporting students. Police are probing the alleged negligence of the bus driver and the sequence of events that led to the child’s death.
The incident occurred around 8:15 am when the boy, identified as Himanshu—a class 2 student and resident of Naichpar village—was waiting outside his home to board the school bus along with two other children.
Two children had already boarded when Himanshu slipped while attempting to get into the bus and came under its wheels after the bus allegedly moved, according to reports. Officials said further action would be taken based on the findings of the police and departmental inquiries.
Family members and neighbours rushed the injured boy to a community health centre, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
