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13 children killed when school bus and train collide in northern India
13 children killed when school bus and train collide in northern India
Reuters
Published Apr 26, 2018 12:43 PM PHT

MUMBAI - Thirteen children were killed on Thursday when a school van collided with a train at an unmanned railway crossing in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, a police official said.
MUMBAI - Thirteen children were killed on Thursday when a school van collided with a train at an unmanned railway crossing in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, a police official said.
Eight children were injured and taken hospital, said the official, adding there were 22 children in the vehicle.
Eight children were injured and taken hospital, said the official, adding there were 22 children in the vehicle.
The accident took place early in the morning when the children were on their way to school. The van collided with the Siwan-Gorakhpur Passenger Train, but the cause of accident is not yet known, the police official said.
The accident took place early in the morning when the children were on their way to school. The van collided with the Siwan-Gorakhpur Passenger Train, but the cause of accident is not yet known, the police official said.
This is the second major accident involving school children in a little over two weeks.
This is the second major accident involving school children in a little over two weeks.
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