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3-yr-old falls from school van but no one notices
.3-yr-old falls from school van but no one notices
Girl Returning From PlaySchool Found Injured And Crying On Road By Passers-by, Parents Called Up
Noida: Three-year-old Raina Ghosh lay howling near a gutter in Sector 61 on Monday afternoon after she suddenly found herself mud-splattered on the ground. Minutes earlier she had been playing in the backseat of the playschool vehicle that drops her home everyday. The toddler, who attends the well-known Mother’s Pride playschool, was on her way back home when suddenly the rear door of the Qualis swung open and she fell out of the car. Unaware of what had happened, the driver and a woman caretaker present in the car continued to drive on.
Raina was found injured over half-an-hour later by a property dealer and an advocate — both of whom were travelling in their respective cars. The girl received several cuts and bruises and was rushed to Apollo Hospital.
According to her parents, the child was lying covered in mud in the service lane close to Arya Apartments. Her mother alleged that the nearby gutter could have proved to be a death-trap. Raina’s mother, Lalima, said, ‘‘She is usually dropped home by 12.30pm but had been coming late for the last several days. I was aghast to receive a call at 12.50pm from a person who told me that Raina was lying by the roadside. It is my daughter’s good fortune that the incident wasn’t worse. She is too traumatized to even speak.’’ ‘‘I have registered a complaint at Sector 24 police station. It is a case of utter negligence on the part of the school administration. It can happen to other children as well. Making a scapegoat of the driver and caretaker would not solve anything. The child’s safety is the school’s responsibility,’’ said Satyabrata, Raina’s father.
Lalima said, ‘‘We are not sure whether the car was moving when she fell out. The school blamed driver Ajay Tyagi and claimed it was the caretaker’s first day at work. How can the school shirk responsibility? Moreover, when I called the driver after discovering what had happened, he lied to me. He told me that they had forgotten to pick up Raina from the school and were going back to fetch her.’’
The school authorities claimed that it was a freak accident and that they had taken immediate action against the people responsible. Director of the school Sarita Syal said, ‘‘It is an unfortunate incident but there has been no negligence on our part. The car had passed over a ditch on the road. The resulting jerk somehow caused the child lock to malfunction and the door flew open. This is how Raina fell out. The driver realized what had happened within minutes and went back to the spot only to find that Raina had already gone. Such an occurrence is unforeseeable. We have dismissed the driver, the maid, the transport incharge as well as the manager. We also made sure that a medical check-up of the child was carried out.’’
After spotting Raina on the roadside, property dealer Sanjay Khosla and advocate Geetanjali took her safely back to her house. It was the child’s identity card that helped them locate her address.
An FIR has been registered against the driver. Said SP (city) Noida H N Singh, ‘‘A case has been registered for rash and negligent driving, and causing hurt while endangering life. We are investigating if there was any negligence and will take action accordingly.’’
Raina was found injured over half-an-hour later by a property dealer and an advocate — both of whom were travelling in their respective cars. The girl received several cuts and bruises and was rushed to Apollo Hospital.
According to her parents, the child was lying covered in mud in the service lane close to Arya Apartments. Her mother alleged that the nearby gutter could have proved to be a death-trap. Raina’s mother, Lalima, said, ‘‘She is usually dropped home by 12.30pm but had been coming late for the last several days. I was aghast to receive a call at 12.50pm from a person who told me that Raina was lying by the roadside. It is my daughter’s good fortune that the incident wasn’t worse. She is too traumatized to even speak.’’ ‘‘I have registered a complaint at Sector 24 police station. It is a case of utter negligence on the part of the school administration. It can happen to other children as well. Making a scapegoat of the driver and caretaker would not solve anything. The child’s safety is the school’s responsibility,’’ said Satyabrata, Raina’s father.
Lalima said, ‘‘We are not sure whether the car was moving when she fell out. The school blamed driver Ajay Tyagi and claimed it was the caretaker’s first day at work. How can the school shirk responsibility? Moreover, when I called the driver after discovering what had happened, he lied to me. He told me that they had forgotten to pick up Raina from the school and were going back to fetch her.’’
The school authorities claimed that it was a freak accident and that they had taken immediate action against the people responsible. Director of the school Sarita Syal said, ‘‘It is an unfortunate incident but there has been no negligence on our part. The car had passed over a ditch on the road. The resulting jerk somehow caused the child lock to malfunction and the door flew open. This is how Raina fell out. The driver realized what had happened within minutes and went back to the spot only to find that Raina had already gone. Such an occurrence is unforeseeable. We have dismissed the driver, the maid, the transport incharge as well as the manager. We also made sure that a medical check-up of the child was carried out.’’
After spotting Raina on the roadside, property dealer Sanjay Khosla and advocate Geetanjali took her safely back to her house. It was the child’s identity card that helped them locate her address.
An FIR has been registered against the driver. Said SP (city) Noida H N Singh, ‘‘A case has been registered for rash and negligent driving, and causing hurt while endangering life. We are investigating if there was any negligence and will take action accordingly.’’
SHOCKING NEGLIGENCE: Raina’s mother, Lalima Ghosh, said the child was now too traumatised to even speak
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Permalink Reply by Neha on
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This is so horrifying !! School has to assume full responsibility....playschools are the first place parents trust upon to send their child away for the first time in life...and if such a thing happens...it is actually traumatising !! I pray that the child recovers fully soon. Strict action should be taken against the school to make sure nothing of this sort happens again !!
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Permalink Reply by Shruti Madan on
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thankfully, the child is safe. God bless.
I think schools should train the care takers to sit with the children in the back of the car. Roads are anyway quite bumpy after the rains - Too often these maids and drivers are busy enjoying themselves on their own cellphones and chatting or listening to music.
It is no doubt the school's responsibility to ensure the caretakers take care - that is what they are hired for.
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Thank God ,,,,the Child reached home safely!!
School authorities should only use those Vehicles /Cabs ..which have front n side doors only...no back door.....and that front door should be operated by caretaker only....
Above all caretaker should be more attentive n resposnible.... for the kids handed over to her in the respective cabs.
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shocking to know that . really thank god for his grace
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I m shocked..........
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OMG Horrified!!! Can't believe this happened and we think our kids are safe in school/bus/vans. It's so touching, my heart skipped some beats. Wish Raina and Lalima speedy recovery.
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Qualis do have central locking system and child locks. Let parents/guardians open the doors from outside. How can the maid miss the child. What was she doing? getting drunk or wat. Any one asking Sudha Gupta?
Roohi said:OMG Horrified!!! Can't believe this happened and we think our kids are safe in school/bus/vans. It's so touching, my heart skipped some beats. Wish Raina and Lalima speedy recovery.
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This is horrible...schools have to be more careful...they have to complete responsibilty of children till the child has not reach his home.
My daughter is 2.5 yrs old. Yesterday her cab driver called me up and asked "aapki bachhi school aayi hai kyaa?"...we really got scared. After 5 min. i called him up to confirm, he said "haan mil gayi". This was shocking.
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oh my god reading all tis i am really worried . If this is the case with school cabs we are relying on a private cab since we donot have any choice for apeejay shiekh sarai
Niti said:This is horrible...schools have to be more careful...they have to complete responsibilty of children till the child has not reach his home.
My daughter is 2.5 yrs old. Yesterday her cab driver called me up and asked "aapki bachhi school aayi hai kyaa?"...we really got scared. After 5 min. i called him up to confirm, he said "haan mil gayi". This was shocking.
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Really shocking..... Thank God child is safe....
We sent our children to prestigious schools because we trust them . but this incidents really shake our trust ......
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Oh my Gawd..... its really unfortunate to hear these kinda incidences...
Strict action shld b taken against these schools....
If the children r unmanageable, then y is Sudha Gupta adding them like herds of sheeps....
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It's God's grace that the child reach safely at home. Hope for her quick recovery. This is utter negligence on the sides of school, caretaker and driver. This is not one of an incident for this so called best pre school "Mother Care". There were other incidents also in the past related to this school. The owner Ms. Sudha Gupta shud ensure child's safety first than to give parenting tips in the news paper.
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