Tragic Accident in Rajasthan: Overloaded Van Overturns, Killing Two and Injuring 27 Children

In Rajasthan's Churu district, a tragic accident occurred when an overloaded pickup van carrying school children overturned. Two individuals, including a 12-year-old boy, lost their lives, and 27 children were injured. The incident happened during a school teacher's retirement procession.

In a tragic accident in Rajasthan's Churu district, an overloaded pickup van carrying school children overturned, resulting in the loss of two lives, including a 12-year-old boy. Additionally, 27 children sustained injuries, police reported.

The accident took place on the Meghsar-Jhansar Ghazia road while the children were part of a government school teacher's retirement procession.

According to Taranagar DSP Meenakshi, the van was heading towards Dheerwas Bada village for the retirement party of school teacher Bhaguram Meghwal when it overturned. The deceased have been identified as Krishna Meena (50) and Aditya (12).

The injured children were transported to various medical facilities in the district. Twenty were admitted to Taranagar sub-district hospital, five referred to a private hospital, and one critically injured child was shifted to Jaipur for advanced treatment. The bodies of the deceased are in the hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem.