Bus crash kills seven children in southern Bangladesh
Date
2/16/2014 4:32:40 AM
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency) At least seven children were killed after
bus fell into a pond next to a road in southern Bangladesh, polic
said today, according to dpa
Three children died on the scene of the accident, while four other
succumbed to their injuries at a local hospital in Jessore district
some 150 kilometers southwest of Dhaka, police officer Motiur Rahma
said
The victims were aged between six and 11
Local residents were able to rescue about 40 children from the site
with the minors subsequently receiving treatment in hospital
The bus, which was carrying pupils from a local primary school
veered off the road when its driver tried to circumvent a truck
Rahman said quoting a witness
The children were returning home from annual picnic organized by th
school
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