Toddler run over by school bus
February 13th, 2012 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANSMumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) A three-year-old girl was crushed by a school bus here Monday because the driver failed to notice she was squatting near the vehicle when he took off, police said.
Tulja Kapure, the victim, stayed in a slum near a school in Ghatkopar in central Mumbai. “She went to attend nature’s call and sat on the side of a road near the front wheel of the parked bus,” an officer told IANS.
“The driver started the bus and unknowingly ran over the girl. He also took her to hospital but she was declared brought dead,” he said. The bus has been arrested for negligent driving.
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Tags: central mumbai, ghatkopar, negligent driving, old girl, school bus, slum, wheel