Student crushed to death by university bus in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: A university bus crushed to death a student in Jamshoro, sparking protest from the students who blocked the Super Highway, ARY News reported.

Shaista, a student at the Physics Department of Sindh University Jamshoro, was run over by the university bus. She was taken to Civil Hospital, but her injuries proved fatal.

The incident sparked rage among the students and they resorted to protest first at the hospital and later brought her body to the Super Highway and blocked the road. They also chanted slogans against the university management.

Protesting students said the bus driver didn’t stop the vehicle even after spotting a student was there and ran over her.

The university vice chancellor arrived at the spot and assured that justice will be delivered in the case. He promised to the students that transport department of the varsity would undergo revamps soon.

It was second such accident in just a week. On February 8, a student fell from the Sindh University Jamshoro bus and died.