Image copyright Nand Kumar Image caption The crash happened early in the morning on Thursday

At least 15 Indian children have been killed and 45 others injured after a school bus they were travelling in collided with a truck in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. As per sources, the bus was carrying nearly 50 students of JS Vidya School when it collided with a truck in Aliganj area of Etah district.The truck was being driven at a high speed when the two vehicles collided head-on. According to District Magistrate of Etah, Shambunath, the school bus and the truck were traveling at a high speed and low visibility due to dense fog could have caused the collision. “Anguished by the tragic accident...I share the pain of the bereaved families and condole passing away of young children,” Modi tweeted. Nearly 150,000 people were killed across India in road accidents last year, an average of 400 a day, according to data from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways.
At least 15 children are killed and 45 more are injured after a school bus collides with a truck in Etah, India.