Jabalpur School Van Accident: 11 Children Injured After Car Hits Van From Behind, Vehicle Overturns

Jabalpur: Eleven children were injured on Thursday when an Ertiga car hit a school van from behind in Subhash Nagar Purwa, under Sanjeevani Nagar police station limits, causing the van to overturn. The children were returning home from school.

According to police, the collision took place at around 11am. The children, who study at British School, were travelling home in the van when the Ertiga, coming from Dhanvantari Nagar Chowk, hit it from behind. The van overturned at the spot. Its glass broke and two children fell out. The Ertiga was extensively damaged in the impact.

Eyewitnesses said the car driver was going at very high speed and driving in an uncontrolled manner. Traffic was held up in the area after the accident. Police have started an investigation. CCTV footage of the incident has also emerged.

Children Taken to Hospital by Ambulance

Eyewitnesses called 108 after seeing the number of injured children. The injured were taken in ambulances to a medical hospital, where they are being treated.

The number of injured children is being reported as 11. Initial reports after the accident suggested that 20 children were in the van, but it later emerged that there were 11.