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School van collides with dumper on Indore Road in Harda, child narrowly escapes
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 13 Oct 2026, 01:15 PM
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A school van and a dumper truck collided on Indore Road near Harda, leaving the child passenger barely escaping injury.
A traffic collision involving a school van and a dumper truck occurred on the Indore‑Harda road. Local media and police reported the incident, noting that the van was carrying schoolchildren.
According to officials, the dumper, loaded with construction material, entered the same lane as the van, resulting in a head‑on impact. The van driver managed to bring the vehicle to a stop, and the child inside emerged with only minor injuries, narrowly escaping a serious outcome.
This crash is the fifth incident involving school transport vehicles in the Harda district within the past four months, reviving concerns over the monitoring of school‑bus speeds and adherence to traffic rules.
According to officials, the dumper, loaded with construction material, entered the same lane as the van, resulting in a head‑on impact. The van driver managed to bring the vehicle to a stop, and the child inside emerged with only minor injuries, narrowly escaping a serious outcome.
This crash is the fifth incident involving school transport vehicles in the Harda district within the past four months, reviving concerns over the monitoring of school‑bus speeds and adherence to traffic rules.