Toll in Ambala road mishap touches 14

The toll in Monday's accident in which a school van collided with a truck due to fog reached 14 today with one more child succumbing to injuries.

The toll in Monday's accident in which a school van collided with a truck due to fog reached 14 on Thursday with one more child succumbing to injuries.

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With this the total number of children killed has reached 13. The one other person to die was the driver of the van. Twenty other children, in the age group 5-8, had been injured.

A child, who had been admitted to a hospital, succumbed to his injuries today, police said.

The school van was carrying students of Arjun Public School, located near Saha.

Chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda had ordered a magisterial probe to look into the circumstances leading to the accident.