PATNA: At least 25 schoolchildren were killed and 40 others were wounded, many of them critically, when a school bus carrying children collided with a truck in Etah district of neighbouring Uttra Pradesh today.
The bus was ferrying students to a private school when it was hit by a truck. School driver was also killed in the incident.
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As per reports, the school remained opened even after the local administration declared three days holidays due to cold waves.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed shock over the incident.
“Anguished by the tragic accident in UP’s Etah district. I share the pain of the bereaved families & condole passing away of young children,” the PM tweeted today.
He added, “I pray that those injured in the accident in Etah recover at the earliest”.
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