6 children killed in Haryana school bus accident, principal in police custody

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Six children were killed and around 15 others were injured after a private school bus carrying them lost control and overturned in Haryana's Mahendragarh district on Thursday, police said..

The driver of the bus was arrested and a medical test will be conducted after eyewitnesses said he appeared to be drunk at the time of the accident..

The principal of the school has been lodged in police custody...

The driver has been arrested and a medical test will be conducted on him," Kanina DSP Mahendra Singh said.. Assistant Secretary of RTA Mahendragarh at Naranul Pradeep Kumar has been suspended with immediate effect...

In a tweet, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said he was "sad" over the school bus accident..

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