Delhi: 8-year-old dead as auto rams van ferrying children home

“I was coming out of my coaching centre around 2-2:30 pm when I heard the sound of vehicles crashing. I rushed to the vehicle along with a group of people. There were other children as well, but this particular child was bleeding very heavily from the head, so I carried him on my scooter to Nirankari Hospital, where I was told the boy couldn’t be saved. They provided for an ambulance to take him to Sushruta Centre. On the way, he held my hand and even said a few words. But when we reached, he was already dead,” said Tiwari.
Oshin (9) and Sarthak Giri (7), who sustained head injuries, were referred to LNJP hospital.

All children were residents of Wazirabad village. Parents claimed they have been asking for a school bus to pick up the children for a long time. Amarender Mishra’s daughter Nivedita’s (13) right hand was fractured in the accident. “Around eight children were from houses in the neighbourhood. My daughter has been studying in the school for the last eight years and we have been asking for a bus since then… The school is around 4 km from our home,” he said. The school did not comment on the claims.
Mishra said the driver had been working for them for the last two years.