Loss of lives in school bus accident in Haryana’s Mahendragarh heart-rending, says President Droupadi Murmu
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New Delhi, April 11
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said the news of death of schoolchildren in a bus accident in Haryana’s Mahendragarh district was heart-rending and prayed for strength to the bereaved families to bear “this cruel blow”.
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Six children were killed and around 20 injured after their school bus overturned in Mahendragarh on Thursday, police said.
In a post on X in Hindi, Murmu said, “The news of the death of innocent children in a school bus accident in Mahendragarh district of Haryana is heart-rending. May God give strength to the bereaved parents and relatives to bear this cruel blow. I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured children.”
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The bus belonged to a private school and was being driven rashly at a high speed due to which the driver lost control and rammed the vehicle into a tree, causing it to overturn, police said, citing reports.
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