Child Dies After Emergency Gate Opens on Bus to Jaydev Mela in Birbhum

• A six-year-old child, Surya Das, died after being thrown from a bus when its emergency gate opened near Rabindrapally on Siuri-Dubrajpur Road, Birbhum.
• The family from Kapista, Mohammad Bazar police station area, was traveling from Siuri to the Jaydev Mela when the tragic accident occurred.
• The child was crushed by the rear wheel of the same bus after falling onto National Highway 14.
• Siuri Police Station officers arrived at the scene, recovered the child, and took them to Siuri Super Specialty Hospital.
• The bus driver and conductor fled the scene, and police are investigating the incident, which raises serious questions about passenger safety and the bus's emergency gate lock.

Why It Matters: A child died in Birbhum after a bus emergency gate opened, highlighting critical passenger safety concerns.