The deceased children were students of Lucky Convent School in Birsinghpur, police said.
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At least seven school children and a driver were killed when a bus collided with a school van at Birsinghpur in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, a police official said.
At least eight others were injured in the accident, police said.
“As per reports, at least seven school children travelling in the school van and its driver were killed in the accident,” Satna district Superintendent of Police (SP) Santosh Singh Gaur told PTI.
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The deceased children were students of Lucky Convent School in Birsinghpur, police said.
Senior police and government officials, including Collector Rahul Jain, have rushed to the spot to take stock of the situation. Further details are awaited.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan expressed his grief and paid tribute to the departed souls.
सतना सड़क हादसे की खबर से स्तब्ध हूं, मन दुखी है। हादसे में हताहत बच्चों को श्रद्धांजलि अर्पित करता हूं। पीड़ित परिवारों के प्रति मेरी संवेदनाएं हैं। प्रशासन को आवश्यक दिशा निर्देश जारी कर दिए हैं। ईश्वर से प्रार्थना है कि दिवंगत आत्माओं को शांति प्रदान करें।
— ShivrajSingh Chouhan (@ChouhanShivraj) November 22, 2018
He further said the concerned authorities have been directed to take necessary actions in the matter.
(With PTI inputs)
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