As many as 11 children were killed this morning when the school vehicle they were in collided with a moving train at an unmanned rail crossing near Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh, reported Times Now. Initial reports said 13 children were killed.
Seven students have been critically injured and the death toll may rise, said a local police official to ANI. Eighteen children were traveling in the school vehicle.
The accident occurred at a rail crossing in Dudhi near Kushinagar town.
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