The vehicle collided with the train at an unmanned crossing in Kushinagar.
Kushinagar: At least 13 school children were killed and eight others injured after a train hit a school bus in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar district, news agency PTI reported.
The vehicle collided with the train at an unmanned crossing in Kushinagar.
The children, students of Divine Public School, were killed on the spot when Thawe-Kapatanganj passenger train (55075) crashed into the van at an unmanned crossing gate at Behpurva, said Ved Prakash, spokesperson for Railways.
There were at least 25 people, including children in the van, most of whom were children below the age of 10 years, the official said. The train was on the way to Gorakhpur from Siwan, Uttar Pradesh.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed his deepest condolences on the unfortunate incident and directed District Administration to provide all help and medical aid to the victims.
He also declared an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the kin of the deceased and directed an inquiry into the cause of the accident.
(With PTI inputs)