SARLAHI, AUGUST 8
A 13-year-old boy died after falling from a school bus in Sarlahi.
Faizan Sheikh, son of Nisar Sheikh from Dhankaul Rural Municipality-3, was studying in Grade 3 at Kayakalpa Academy in Barhathwa Municipality-8. He was returning home on a school bus (Ga. 1 Kha. 9568) traveling from Barhathwa Bazaar to Tandi when he fell from the door and sustained serious injuries.
Faizan was immediately taken to Sankatmochan Hospital in Barhathwa for first aid and then referred to National Medical College in Birgunj for further treatment. However, doctors declared him dead at around 7 PM on Thursday, according to the District Police Office, Sarlahi.
Police have taken the bus and its driver, Rajkumar Yadav (21) of Bagmati Municipality-10, into custody for investigation.
The incident occurred on the road leading from Barhathwa Municipality toward the inner rural area, about 6 kilometers south of Barhathwa.
Authorities have begun legal proceedings against the driver and the bus.
