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18 children among 25 dead in India road crash

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Published: 05:30, 19 January 2017   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
18 children among 25 dead in India road crash

Risingbd Desk: At least twenty five people including 18 children are feared dead after a school bus they were traveling in collided with a truck in Etah district of India's Uttar Pradesh.

 

The accident happened on Thursday morning.


The bus was ferrying students to Aliganj's JS Public School in Etah. Thirty six among the 50 injured are stated to be critical, sources said.

 

According to eyewitnesses, it took an hour to take out the bodies from the mangled school bus.


The school was open even after the district magistrate declared three days holiday considering the extreme weather.

 

After the incident, DM, SSP, Aliganj CO and other officials visited the spot and government hospital where the victims were brought.

 

An investigation into the incident has been ordered. Police officials say the death toll could rise further.

 

Source: Agencies

 

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