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10 children killed in India school bus accident

Other News Materials 30 July 2013 13:26 (UTC +04:00)
Ten children were killed Tuesday and at least 30 injured when their school bus collided head on with a truck in north-western India, police said
10 children killed in India school bus accident

Ten children were killed Tuesday and at least 30 injured when their school bus collided head on with a truck in north-western India, police said, dpa reported.

The bus was taking the children to a school in Rajasthan state's Hanumangarh district, police official Shyam Ram said.

Seven children died on the spot while three succumbed in hospital. They were aged between 9 and 16, police said.

The cause of the accident was not yet clear.

"Both the truck driver and the bus driver ran away. We are looking for them," Ram said.

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