India, Dec. 3 -- A probe into the Hinjewadi accident that killed three school-going siblings on Monday has revealed that the bus driver had been under the influence of alcohol since morning that day and was still allowed to take charge of the company bus during evening peak hours.

The Pimpri-Chinchwad police on Tuesday confirmed that the driver, Nagnath Gujar, 36, not only tested positive for alcohol but also confessed to drinking hours before he was put on duty.

The incident occurred around Panchratna Chowk, one of the busiest intersections in Hinjewadi phase 1, shortly after schools had dispersed and office traffic had begun to swell. Gujar's vehicle, a privately operated employee-transport bus belonging to Maitreya Travels, was movin...