At least eight children and driver of their school van were killed when it collided with a bus in Birsinghpur in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district on Thursday.
Satna district Superintendent of Police (SP) Santosh Singh Gaur said that the deceased children were students of Lucky Convent School in Birsinghpur.
Senior police and government officials, including Collector Rahul Jain, have rushed to the spot to take stock of the situation.
More details are awaited.
