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10-Year-Old Killed as Mini Truck Rams Army School Van on Meerut-Karnal Highway

Following the van’s seizure, the RTO is inspecting both vehicles with investigators focused on identifying the truck driver

The mangled van after the accident that occurred on the Meerut-Karnal highway near the Kankerkheda police station area around 7am. (Sourced)

Overview

  • A head-on crash on July 31 on the Meerut-Karnal Highway killed 10-year-old Arya Sirohi and injured five of the nine students from Army School in Meerut Cantonment.
  • The injured children were taken to nearby hospitals, and one critically hurt girl was referred to Delhi’s RR Hospital for advanced care.
  • Authorities are preparing charges against the fleeing DCM truck driver once he is identified.
  • Local residents led rescue efforts by pulling trapped students from the wreckage before police arrived.
  • Families say Army School discontinued its official bus service months ago, leaving students in poorly maintained private vans retrofitted with CNG cylinders and wooden plank seating.