Hyderabad: At least 20 students were killed and 10 injured when a school bus carrying them collided with a train at a railway crossing in Medak district of Telangana Thursday, police said.
The accident occurred at Masayipet in Veldurthi mandal of Medak district, about 70 km from here, when the bus of a private school was taking the students to the school located at Toopran.
As the bus was crossing the unmanned gate, Nanded-Secunderabad passenger train hit the vehicle.
Driver of the bus was also killed. The toll could rise as many of the injured are in a critical condition.
There were 30 children in the bus and it was proceeding to Toopran from Islampur.
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao expressed shock over the accident. He directed officials to provide immediate and best treatment to the injured.
Senior officials of South Central Railway have rushed to the scene.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu also expressed grief over the tragic accident and asked Telugu Desam Party (TDP) cadre in Telangana to participate in relief work.
Comments
| Quick linksNews
National
International
Regional
Politics
Education & Career
Business
Science & Technology
Health
Views & Analysis
The Funny Side
© 2012 Awaz Multimedia & Publications. All rights reserved.
Waleed, a resident of Gaza's eastern al-Shaff neighborhood, told Al Jazeera that he was terrified and stuck with his family of 18 members in a single room and had nowhere to go while Israeli shelling continued through the night.. .... More
Also Read: Ruckus in Parliament over Shiv-Sena MPs forcing Muslim staffer to break fast
Ashraf al-Qedra, Gaza health ministry spokesman, told reporters that the death toll has reached 609, while the number of those wounded hit 3,720, adding that two-thirds of the victims are civilians.. ...... More
Read More: After mosques, Israeli forces bomb hospitals in Gaza
Congress and caste parties decimated, whither Indian Muslims?By giving them frontline roles in communal conflicts, the Sangh Parivar has dignified Mochis, Khatiks (fruit sellers), Lohars (blacksmiths), Nayis (barbers), Valmikis (toilet cleaners), dhobis (laundry washers) in large numbers as Hindutva's foot soldiers..... More
A Real Euro-star and world's most expensive footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, refused to wear a jersey with Israeli flag saying: "I do not exchange my shirt .... More
Also Read: Palestinian president seeks UN probe into Israeli crimes