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| India: School bus and train crash kills 18 children | |
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| At least 18 children were killed along with their driver when a school bus was hit by a train in the Indian state of Telangana, police said. | |
| The passenger train rammed into the school bus, dragging it several hundred metres down the track, reports said. | The passenger train rammed into the school bus, dragging it several hundred metres down the track, reports said. |
| Nineteen other students who were travelling on the bus were injured. No one on the train was hurt. | Nineteen other students who were travelling on the bus were injured. No one on the train was hurt. |
| The accident happened at an unmanned level crossing near Masaipet village in Medak district. | The accident happened at an unmanned level crossing near Masaipet village in Medak district. |
| There are nearly 15,000 unmanned crossings on Indian railways and correspondents say hundreds of people are killed on these crossings every year. | There are nearly 15,000 unmanned crossings on Indian railways and correspondents say hundreds of people are killed on these crossings every year. |
| After Thursday's crash, local villagers rushed to help rescue some of the children who were trapped in the vehicle before the emergency services reached the scene. | After Thursday's crash, local villagers rushed to help rescue some of the children who were trapped in the vehicle before the emergency services reached the scene. |
| An investigation has been ordered into the accident. | An investigation has been ordered into the accident. |
| Safety standards on India's massive state-run railway network, which operates 9,000 passenger trains and carries some 23 million passengers every day, has been an ongoing concern especially after a spate of recent accidents. | Safety standards on India's massive state-run railway network, which operates 9,000 passenger trains and carries some 23 million passengers every day, has been an ongoing concern especially after a spate of recent accidents. |
| Last month, several coaches of a passenger train derailed in Bihar state, killing at least four people and injuring 10 others. | Last month, several coaches of a passenger train derailed in Bihar state, killing at least four people and injuring 10 others. |
| And in May at least 20 people were killed when a passenger train derailed and hit a stationary goods train in Uttar Pradesh state. | And in May at least 20 people were killed when a passenger train derailed and hit a stationary goods train in Uttar Pradesh state. |