AP: 2 children die,11 missing as school bus falls into canal

Bus was carrying 45 students of Sai Teja Public School when it rolled into the Godavari river canal.

Four students were killed and 11 went missing when a school bus fell into a canal near here in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh today,police said.

The bus,carrying 45 Lower KG and Upper KG students of Sai Teja Public School and its own staff overturned and fell into the Godavari river canal near Ganti Pedapudi village. Thirty children were rescued by locals,they said.

Four bodies have been recovered so far and a search operation has been launched for the missing students,police said,adding some students were injured in the accident.

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The children were returning home from the private school when the mishap took place.

Senior officials,including those from the police and revenue departments,along with parents of the students,reached the accident spot,about 65km from Rajahmundry,the headquarters of East Godavari district.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy directed District Collector Neethu Kumari Prasad to provide adequate medical facilities to the injured who were admitted to a nearby hospital,officials said.

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