The injured students after being administered first aid.
A conductor
of an Indian Air Force (IAF) school bus was killed on the spot while
three school students and the driver received minor injuries after a
truck loaded with logs rammed into the school bus at Saw Mer, Upper
Shillong on Friday.
The conductor who died in the accident
was identified as Sunil Pun (28) of Laitkor. Among the injured were
Harsha Kumar (6), Sinjan Chattopadhyay (9) and Akansha Kumari and the
driver of the bus, Subinay Choudhary (40).
Additional SP in charge Traffic Herbert Lyngdoh informed that the truck driver absconded soon after
the accident.
Lyngdoh also informed that the truck driver had lost control of his vehicle at the sharp curve leading to the accident.
The truck which was overloaded with logs
first hit a local cab (ML05-H-3036) driven by one Sylvester Kurkalang
before ramming into the bus.
The police official informed that the
school bus (04P16129H) was proceeding towards Upper Shillong while the
truck (AS26-C-1195) was headed in the opposite direction. The injured
were shifted to the Shillong Civil Hospital for treatment.
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