Four children die as school van catches fire in Punjab

Chandigarh: Four children were burnt alive when a mini van of a private school carrying students caught fire in Punjab's Sangrur district on Saturday, police said.

The accident took place on the Longowal-Sidsamachar road, they said, adding 12 children were in the van at that time.

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Eight children were safely taken out by people working in nearby fields, police said.

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However, four children in the age group of 10 to 12 years were charred to death, they added.

The children were returning home from school, police said. (PTI)

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