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1st LD Writethru: 7 killed, 10 injured in school bus-truck collision in central India

Xinhua,January 05, 2018 Adjust font size:

NEW DELHI, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people including six school children were killed and 10 others injured Friday after their bus collided head-on with a goods truck in central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, local officials said.

The accident took place near Bicholi road in Indore district, about 192 km west of Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh.

"In a tragic accident here this evening, a school bus collided with a truck which resulted in death of six children and the bus driver," an official at Indore district told Xinhua.

"Ten school children injured in the accident were immediately rushed to nearest medical facility," said the official.

Reports said the bus was carrying students back to their homes, when it met an accident. Police have registered a case and ordered investigations to ascertain the actual reason behind the accident. Enditem