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Driver, girl student killed as school bus overturns

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Press Trust of India Jaipur
Two persons, including a minor girl, were killed and 12 other children injured when a school bus overturned in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district today.

Police said the accident occurred in Sewar area this morning when the driver swerved the bus to avoid colliding with another vehicle.

Locals rushed the injured to a nearby hospital where the bus driver and a girl student identified as Poonam, aged around 10 years, were declared dead on arrival.

The injured are being treated, they added.

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First Published: Sep 19 2014 | 2:30 PM IST

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