Lucknow, Oct. 3 -- Several schoolchildren sustained injuries after a school van collided with a Fortuner car in the Mahanagar area of Lucknow on Thursday, police said.

According to officials, nine children were inside the school vehicle at the time of the accident. Four of them sustained minor injuries and were given first aid before being sent home. Among the injured, a Class 10 student suffered a hand fracture, while a Class 7 student sustained a leg injury.

Dr Vandana Singh, Emergency Medical Officer at Bhaurao Devras Civil Hospital, Mahanagar, stated that two injured children were brought in for treatment.

"We were informed that there were many children in the van, but two children had come to our emergency. One is named Akshita Si...