Six school children among 7 killed in road accident in India

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 Six school children among 7 killed in road accident in India

Madhya Pradesh - The exact cause of the accident will be known only after proper investigation.

By IANS

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Published: Thu 22 Nov 2018, 6:53 PM

Last updated: Thu 22 Nov 2018, 8:58 PM

Seven persons including six children on Thursday died in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh when a passenger bus collided with a school van, police said. Six other children also received injuries in the incident.

"A private school van collided with a bus coming from the opposite direction near Birsinghpur village under Sabhapur police jurisdiction," police station Incharge Vijay Yadav told IANS.

Six children and the driver of the van were killed and six other children were injured in the accident, he said, adding the condition of two injured students is stated to be critical, Yadav said.

The injured children are being treated in the Satna District Hospital.

Satna Superintendent of Police Santosh Gaur told reporters that dozens of other people on board the van are in a state of panic.

The exact cause of the the accident will be known only after proper investigation, he added.


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