Class XI girl killed, 31 injured as school bus collides with Haryana roadways bus in Jhajjar

A Class XI girl lost her life and 31 persons, including several other students and teachers, suffered injuries when the private school bus they were travelling in collided with a Haryana Roadways bus amid low visibility due to foggy weather conditions at Kaliawas village in Jhajjar district on Sunday morning, officials said.

The private school bus with students onboard was on its way to Pratapgarh village in Jhajjar district from Dadri, and the Haryana Roadways bus from Charkhi Dadri was on its way to Dadri from Jhajjar when the two vehicles collided at Kaliawas village, officials said.

The injured children, bus driver, conductor and teachers were shifted to the local Civil Hospital and nearby private hospitals, they said. Twenty-three of them were discharged after administering first aid, while eight seriously injured are undergoing treatment.