20 killed in school bus crash

New Delhi - At least 20 people, mainly schoolchildren, were killed and 28 injured yesterday when a bus rammed a train engine …

New Delhi - At least 20 people, mainly schoolchildren, were killed and 28 injured yesterday when a bus rammed a train engine at an unmanned level crossing in southern India, officials said.

The head of the railways safety division here said the collision occurred as the children were being driven to school near Hyderabad, the state capital of Andhra Pradesh.

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