India, July 8 -- A school bus with students aboard crossing a railway crossing in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore was hit by a train, killing at least two children, and injuring six.

While there is no official confirmation on the number of deaths yet, police say least two people died in the accident.

The incident took place at around 7:45 am when the bus attempted to cross Railway Level Crossing Gate number 170, and was hit by 56813 Villupuram-Mayiladuthurai passenger train.

Visuals shared by news agency PTI showed the school bus in a wrecked state, and people trying to inspect the damage.

The railway crossing that the bus used is a non interlocked gate between Cuddalore and Alappakkam, the Southern Railways said.

The bus driver insisted on a...