At least six children dead & 15 injured in horror school bus crash as ‘drunk’ driver overturns coach in India

SIX children have died and a further 15 left injured after a bus driver allegedly under the influence of alcohol overturned the vehicle in India.

The bus was carrying students from the GL Public School in Haryana’s Mahendergarh district when the tragedy unfolded on Thursday morning.

The remains of the bus following the crash

According to police officials, the accident happened as the bus driver attempted to overtake another vehicle, local media report.

Eyewitnesses present at the scene alleged that the bus driver was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.

The bus’s fitness certificate had also expired six years ago, official documents reveal.

The injured students were immediately taken to a number of nearby hospitals for urgent medical attention.

Complaints had been made that the school was even open as the country observed a the Islamic holiday Eid al-Fitr.

In response to the incident, Haryana’s Education Minister, Seema Trikha, immediately requested local police to visit the injured children in hospital and initiate a thorough investigation into the matter.