The incident took place in the Aung area of Fatehpur, an official said
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A girl student of Class 11 was killed while 12 students of Classes 11 and 12 and two teachers were injured after their bus rammed into a truck from behind on National Highway-2 in Fatehpur district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, the police said, reported the PTI.
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The incident took place in the Aung area of Fatehpur, they said.
According to the PTI, the school bus ferrying intermediate students of the Government Inter College (GIC), Bindki was on the way to the Textile Institute in Kanpur for an exposure visit, Inspector General of Police, Prayagraj Range, Prem Kumar Gautam said.
The students were travelling on three buses, the officer said, adding that one of the vehicles rammed into a truck while trying to overtake it. Thirteen students and two women teachers were seriously injured in the incident, the IG said.
On being informed about the accident, a team from the Aung police station rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation. Police took the injured students and teachers to the Lala Lajpat Rai (LLR) Hospital, where one of the students was declared dead on arrival, said Kanpur District Magistrate Jitendra Pratap Singh, who visited the hospital to ensure better treatment to the injured, as per the PTI.
The condition of one student is critical, the DM added.
The deceased student has been identified as 17-year-old Nasra Fatima.
A case has been registered against the truck driver, whose identity is yet to be established, Additional Superintendent of Police (Fatehpur) Vijay Shankar Mishra said.
He added that the bus driver's role is also under the scanner as he fled the scene after the incident.
Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Aditayanth has announced an immediate financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh for the family of the deceased.
In a post in Hindi on X, the Chief Minister's Office said, "#UPCM @myogiadityanath has expressed condolences to the family of the student who died in the accident in Fatehpur district."
#UPCM @myogiadityanath ने जनपद फतेहपुर में हुए हादसे में मृत छात्रा के परिजनों के प्रति शोक संवेदना व्यक्त की है।
— CM Office, GoUP (@CMOfficeUP) January 21, 2025
मुख्यमंत्री जी ने जिला प्रशासन के अधिकारियों को घायल छात्र-छात्राओं का समुचित एवं नि:शुल्क उपचार कराने के निर्देश दिए हैं। साथ ही, मृतक छात्रा के परिजनों को तत्काल…
"The chief minister has directed district administration officials to provide proper and free treatment to the injured students. Also, instructions have been given to provide an immediate financial assistance of Rs 2 lakh to the family of the deceased student," it added.
(with PTI inputs)
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