Kushinagar train accident: Probe ordered, ex-gratia announced; top updates

The Kushinagar school bus-train collision killed 13 students of Divine Public School. Injured students were shifted to nearby hospital for treatment. Catch latest updates on Kushinagar bus accident

At least 13 students under 10 years were killed when a speeding train rammed into their school van at an unmanned rail crossing in Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh and halted only after dragging the mangled vehicle for some 100 metres. At least four students and the driver of the van, who Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath alleged had an earphone and was listening to music while driving, were among the injured, doctors and officials said. Two of them were in critical condition.

The horrific incident took place around 7.10 am at the Dudhi Behpurva rail gate when the children were headed to