At least seven school children have been killed and 40 others injured as a picnic bus fell into a roadside pond in Chougachha upazila in the district on Saturday night.
ASP Reshma Sharmin of Jessore police told the Dhaka Tribune the victims were the students of Benapole Government Primary School. However, she could not confirmed the identities of the deceased.
Chougachha police station Officer-in-Charge said the accident took place as the driver of the bus lost his control over the steering around 8:30pm.
