As per information, the incident was reported under Julwaniya police station jurisdiction. The ill-fated van belonged to Himalaya Academy. There were 21 children and a driver in the van, when the van left the school.
School principal Vipin Gupta informed that as many 1,464 students had applied to appear in the exam which was held at five private schools in the town.
Ratlam city MLA Chetanya Kashyap said that Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had promised in his last visit to Ratlam to release funds earliest for the Industrial park and investment zone.