Eight students, including six girls, were today killed and 13 others injured when the van in which they were going to their school collided with a private bus in Udupi District, police said.
The victims were aged between 7-13, they said, adding the accident occurred at a junction close to the school at Gangolli.
Thirteen persons, including the driver of the van, were injured in the mishap.
While six injured had been admitted to a hospital in Manipal, the rest at Kundapur, police added.
