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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.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. A police official said that other children were injured in the incident near the town of Mian Channu. The driver of the bus was also killed.
Reports say that no casualties have been reported on the passenger train. There were no reports of casualties 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 collision happened in thick fog which had reduced visibility as the train, from Quetta, passed over the level 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 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 dead were all aged between eight and 10 years, officials 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.
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 state-owned Pakistan Railways to "ensure proper vigilance at their unmanned crossings, particularly during times of fog".