Police team investigating the incident
Lucknow: A five-year-old boy suffered burn injuries after a school bus carrying 25 students, aged between four and eight years, caught fire in the Itaunja area on the outskirts of the state capital on Saturday morning. On a complaint by Assistant Regional Transport Officer (Enforcement), Lucknow, Alok Kumar Yadav , police lodged an FIR under Sections 125 (act endangering the life or personal safety of others), 132 (assault or criminal force), 189(2) (unlawful assembly), 191(1) (rioting), 218 (obstruction), and 221 (obstruction or interference with a public servant in the discharge of public functions) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The incident also prompted officials to inspect 17 other vehicles at the school.
The children were inside the bus when the fire broke out, triggering panic, according to police. Later in the day, police lodged an FIR against the school’s management and driver on a complaint by transport department officials. The vehicle was stopped and the children were safely evacuated. However, a five-year-old boy sustained burns on his hand while getting off the bus after it accidentally came into contact with the hot bonnet over the engine. The injured child was immediately taken to the PHC in Itaunja for treatment. Thirteen were seized after their permits or fitness certificates were found to have expired, while four others were challaned.
After receiving medical care, he was taken home by his family.