Jalandhar : 11 children have died after the school bus they were travelling in collided with a truck in village Gahir in Punjab’s Jalandhar district this morning. The driver of the bus also died in the accident.

Police says around ten others were injured and have been moved to a nearby hospital.

“Seven students died on the spot, four died in hospital. The driver of the bus also died… The accident happened around 8 am,” said Rajinder Singh, Superintendent of Police (Rural).

The accident happened on a highway near Jalandhar when the bus, belonging to Akal Academy, was on its way to school. It collided head-on with the truck.

The cause of the accident is still not known.

More details are awaited.