Tragic: At least 13 children have been killed after a school bus collides with a train – TheLiberal.ie – Our News, Your Views

Tragic: At least 13 children have been killed after a school bus collides with a train




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At least 13 children have been tragically killed after the bus they were travelling in was hit by an oncoming train in northern India.

It is understood the tragic deaths occurred after the driver of the bus ended up on a busy railway line in Behpurva, in Uttar Pradesh.

Although it is not yet known how the accident occurred reports in India state that the driver drove on to the tragic after he apparently ignored a rail guards warning signal.

It is believed that at least 13 children were killed and several others were injured after the bus collided with the passenger train at approximately 7.30am on Thursday morning.

Police investigating the incident say they are currently in the process of trying to determine what caused the tragic incident.

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