CM Kejriwal orders magisterial probe, seeks report from chief secretary
New Delhi: Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, on Thursday, ordered a magisterial probe into the school van-tanker accident in which a seven-year-old girl was killed and 17 students were injured. The chief minister has directed chief secretary Anshu Prakash to submit a report within three days.
In his note to Mr Prakash, Mr Kejriwal said that it has been brought to his notice that a fatal accident involving a school van carrying students and a tanker took place near Kanhaiya Nagar Metro station in which a large number of students were seriously injured, including young children.
“The chief secretary is directed to get the magisterial inquiry conducted by concerned district magistrate/deputy commissioner and submit the report within three days,” Mr Kejriwal said in his order to Mr Prakash.
A seven-year-old girl was killed and 17 students were injured after the milk-tanker rammed into the school van on Thursday morning near Kanhaiya Nagar Metro station in Northwest Delhi, police said. The deceased has been identified as Garima.
The school van was carrying children from two schools in Keshavpuram. According to police, the drivers of both the vehicles have been detained. The injured children are being treated at different hospitals.
Four children were admitted to the ICU of the Sushruta Trauma Centre. One of them has suffered stomach injury, while three others have suffered head injuries and shoulder fractures. Six other students are admitted at the Lok Nayak hospital.
