Lucknow: A four-year-old girl died after falling from a private school van and coming under its wheels while returning home in Amethi district, sparking fresh concern over the safety of vehicles ferrying young children.The incident occurred on Friday in Mirzagarh under the Mohanganj police station area.According to her father, the child had gone to a private school in the morning and was travelling back home in the van after classes when the accident took place. He alleged that the van’s gate suddenly opened while the vehicle was in motion, causing the child to fall onto the road. She then came under the wheels of the vehicle and suffered critical injuries.Family members rushed the child to a private hospital in Jagdishpur, where she died during treatment, relatives said. The death left the family in shock, with her mother inconsolable as she held the child’s body.Assistant regional transport officer Mahendra Babu said the department had not received information about the incident, adding that the matter would be investigated and appropriate action taken.Police said they were not formally informed. Circle officer Dinesh Mishra said no complaint had been received from the family and action would follow if a complaint was filed. The family conducted the last rites without a post-mortem examination, officials said.
