Gandhidham: A school van carrying students collided with a trailer loaded with iron bars near Chopda Bridge in Bhachau on Tuesday. Eight of the students in the school van were injured in this tragic accident, while a 15-year-old girl died during treatment. A child injured in the accident is still critical, police said. Even though it has been more than 24 hours since this incident, it was revealed that the complaint could not be registered due to the lax performance of the police. According to the information received in this regard, the driver of school van No. GJ 15 CG 7849 had left for school by taking two male and seven female students from Nandgam, Nani Chirai and Gokulgam as usual. Meanwhile, he met with an accident on the Bhachau-Gandhidham National Highway around 7 am. In which the highway echoed with the screams of the students due to the accident of the trailer and the school van.

An accident took place on Bhachau – Gandhidham National Highway near Chopdwa Bridge when the school van with rods loaded in the trailer went astray while the driver of the school van was trying to overtake the trailer No. GJ 12 BW 7132 loaded with rods. In which the school van overturned due to an accident and a total of 9 students were injured. Shantiben Rabari and Saheen Fakir were seriously injured in this accident. In which 15-year-old Shantiben Rabari died during treatment. As per the current situation, Sahin is under treatment in critical condition, police said. On the other hand, an attempt was made to contact the PI of Bhachau Police to find out why the complaint has not yet been lodged but as usual he refused to pick up the phone. On the other hand, according to Bhachau police sources, the police have made several efforts since morning to file a complaint, but since no one came to file a complaint, the complaint could not be registered yet.