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13 children killed as train crashes into school bus in Kushinagar

In a heart-wrenching incident, at least 13 children were killed and many others injured after a speeding train crashed into a school van at an unmanned railway crossing in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar.

The tragic accident took place on Thursday morning, when Thawe-Kapatanganj passenger train (55075) crashed into the mini-bus of Divine Public School at Behpurva crossing, said Ved Prakash, spokesperson for Railways.

“It was unmanned level crossing gate at Behpurva, with Gate Mitra deployed there. He tried to stop but unfortunate incident happened at unmanned gate 45 near Dudhi station in Banaras division,” he added.

Most of the children died on the spot while injured were rushed to a nearby local hospital. The death toll was likely to go up as few of the injured were in critical condition.