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| Pakistan bus crash kills children | Pakistan bus crash kills children |
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| At least eight children have been killed after a train hit their school bus at an ungated railway crossing in Pakistan's Punjab province. | |
| A police official said that other children were injured in the incident near the Mian Channu town. The driver of the bus was also killed. | |
| Reports say that no casualties have been reported on the passenger train. | Reports say that no casualties have been reported on the passenger train. |
| Railway crossings are often ungated, unmanned and poorly maintained in Pakistan, leading to such accidents. | Railway crossings are often ungated, unmanned and poorly maintained in Pakistan, leading to such accidents. |
| Wednesday morning's incident happened when the bus carrying school children was passing an unmanned and ungated railway crossing. | Wednesday morning's incident happened when the bus carrying school children was passing an unmanned and ungated railway crossing. |
| "The Lahore-bound Jaffer Express collided with a van carrying 24 children, killing [eight] of them and wounding [several] others," senior railway official Bashir Ahmad Khan told the AFP news agency. | |
| The morning fog had reduced visibility and the passenger train travelling from Quetta crashed into the bus, reports said. | The morning fog had reduced visibility and the passenger train travelling from Quetta crashed into the bus, reports said. |
| The dead were all aged between eight and 10 years, were killed, officials said. | |
| Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has ordered an investigation into the "tragic" incident, reports said. | Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has ordered an investigation into the "tragic" incident, reports said. |
| "The prime minister expressed deep grief and concern over the tragic road accident in which several school children lost their lives," a statement issued by his office said. | "The prime minister expressed deep grief and concern over the tragic road accident in which several school children lost their lives," a statement issued by his office said. |
| Mr Gilani has also urged the state-owned Pakistan Railways to "ensure proper vigilance at their unmanned crossings, particularly during times of fog". | Mr Gilani has also urged the state-owned Pakistan Railways to "ensure proper vigilance at their unmanned crossings, particularly during times of fog". |