A bus carrying at least 40 children collided with the Nanded-Hyderabad Passenger train at an unmanned level crossing.
[1] Sixteen students, aged between three and 14, the bus driver, and the cleaner were killed in the crash.
The bus driver, Bhikshapati Goud, was on his cellphone at the time of the collision, according to some reports.
[3] Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao ordered officials to take care of the children and ensure they received the best medical treatment, and offered his condolences.
It took some time for emergency services to reach the scene, and locals attempted to rescue the victims on their own.