R-day celebrations turn grim; 5 students die in accident

Lucknow, Jan 26 (UNI) Five children were today killed and ten seriously injured after the bus in which they were travelling collided head-on with a truck at Munshiganj in Rae Bareilly district.

The students of K N Public School were on their way to participate in the school's Republic Day celebrations.

The mini-bus was carrying 24 students, of which five died on the spot and ten sustained serious injuries in the accident.

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