At least 13 children were killed this morning and eight others injured when their school van was hit by a train at an unmanned railway crossing in Kushinagar district, Uttar Pradesh, an official said.
The children, all students of Divine Public School, were killed on the spot when Thawe-Kapatanganj passenger train (55075) crashed into the van at an unmanned crossing gate at Behpurva, Railway officials said.
There were at least 25 people, including children in the van, most of whom were children below the age of 10 years, the official said.
The train was on way to Gorakhpur from Siwan.
(Courtesy: pitnews.com)