Chandauli, Sept. 20 -- A private school bus knocked down a 5-year-old boy in Bhusi village under Shahabganj police station area of Chandauli district on Saturday morning.
The child, identified as Shiva, son of Sanjay, a resident of Bhusi village, was playing near his home when the tragedy took place. He died on the spot.
Sources said the bus belonged to Vindhya Valley School located in Davak under Jamalpur police station of neighboring Mirzapur district. Eyewitnesses reported that following the incident, the bus driver attempted to flee the scene with the vehicle.
However, enraged villagers quickly surrounded the bus and stopped it, expressing deep outrage over the accident.
Local police reached the scene upon receiving the information ...