Parents Donate Eyes of DPS Indore Student Who Died in Bus Crash

MP Home Minister Bhoopendra Singh has directed an immediate investigation into the incident.

On Friday, five school children and a bus driver were killed in an accident after a Delhi Public School (DPS) bus collided with a truck in Indore.

The parents of Kirti Agarwal, one of the students who passed away, donated her eyes and skin.

The incident took place at Kanadia Road.

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Bhoopendra Singh has directed Indore DIG and Indore RTO to investigate the incident and submit a report immediately.

Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan tweeted out her condolences at the collision and subsequent deaths that took place in her constituency of Indore. She said that she has asked the police for assistance in the mater and for best medical aid to be given to those injured.

Manoj Rai, the ASP of Indore, said that the bus lost its balance and rammed into the truck. He said:

The bus lost its balance and rammed into a truck coming from the opposite direction on a different lane. Eight children and the bus conductor got injured and are in the ICU now. Five including the bus driver were killed on the spot. The truck driver is yet to be nabbed. A probe is on.

The bus driver was identified as Rahul Sisodiya (35). The front portion of the bus was badly damaged in the collision, the police official said.

"We have seized the truck and are searching for its driver who fled from the spot," the ASP said.

District collector Nishant Warwade said a magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the incident. Minister for School Education Deepak Joshi said the responsibility of schools in such cases would be fixed to ensure children's safety in the future.

"The government had issued guidelines for schools after a school bus accident in Bhopal. We will fix the responsibility of schools to ensure the safety of children," he said.

(With inputs from ANI)

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