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Three children killed, 25 injured in school bus accident in Punjab

January 12, 2016 12:02 IST

Three students were killed while 36 others injured when a school bus fell into a drain after colliding with a jeep near Thatha village on Tuesday morning.

The accident took place when the bus of a private school was coming to Fatehgarh Churian town in Gurdaspur from Majitha in Amritsar district, the police said.

Two students died on the spot while the third one died on way to Community Health Centre, Fatehgarh Churian, the police said.

The injured students have been admitted to various hospitals in the area.

Photograph: ANI

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