winzir Chhattisgarh: 2 Dead, 12 Children Injured After Bus Collides With Truck In Kondagaon

A priate bus carrying school children collided with a truck on Monday in Chhattisgarh's Kondagaon district and the accident took the lives of the bus driver and a teacher travelling in it while 12 students have been badly hurt. winzir

According to PTI, the police have said that four of the students are in critical condition and all of them are hospitalised. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai in a statement said that he directed the district administration to arrange proper medical treatment for victims.

The accident reportedly occurred near Chikalputi village on National Highway 30 under the City Kotwali police station limits.

A police official told PTI that the students of a government school in Kevat Tola village from Mohla Manpur district had gone on a tour of Bastar and Dantewada districts in a hired private bus.

"While returning, the bus collided with a truck around 2 AM, killing the driver and a teacher," he said, adding that 12 students were injured.

Police personnel rushed to the spot and shifted the injured children to the Kondagaon district hospital, the official said,fhm63 adding that four of them are in critical condition.

A case has been registered and further investigation is underway, he added.

Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai expressed grief and directed officials to provide better treatment to the injured.

Defending champions India will now face off against China, who beat Pakistan in the first semi-final.

Earlier in the match, a raucous crowd gave the Chinese players full support as they faced a formidable Pakistan. The game started slow with both teams struggling to find space in each other's defence. However, China kept control of the ball and made more attacks than Pakistan.

"The news of the death of a teacher and the driver in a road accident involving a bus carrying school children is extremely sad. There are also reports of injuries to some school children travelling in the buswinzir, who are under treatment. The district administration has been instructed to make better medical arrangements for them," Sai stated on X.