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Schoolgirl, 8, Killed After Auto-Rickshaw Overturns In Haryana's Yamunanagar

On April 11, a school bus overturned in Haryana's Mahendragarh lea🦩ving six children dead and around 20 injured.

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Schoolgirl, 8, Killed After Auto-Rickshaw Overturns In Haryana's Yamunanagar Photo: File image
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An eight-year-old schoolgirl was killed♋ and five students were injured when an auto-rickshaw carrying them overturned after being hit by a motorcycle on Monday here, police said. 

They said the incident took place when the auto-rickshaw was transp🀅orting the children back home from sch✃ool.

According to the police, the vi💦ctim was a class 3 student. She was rushed to a private hospital here after the accident but succumbed to her injuries.

The five children, who s🍨ustained minor injuries in the incident, are undergoing treatment at the same hospital, they added.

On April 11, a school bus overturned in Haryana's Mahendragarh leaving s🍸ix children dead and around 20 injured.

The accident happened near Unhani village in Kanina in Mahendragarh when the bus was carrying around 40 children to the G L Publi♚c School.

Police had said the driver was caught at the a♌ccident site and his medical examination confirmed he was💛 under the influence of alcohol. They also said that the bus did not have a fitness certificate and other documents.