CHANDIGARH, Feb. 15 -- IN a ghastly incident, four children were burnt alive when a private school's mini van carrying students caught fire in Punjab's Sangrur district on Saturday, police said.
The accident took place on the Longowal- Sidsaachar road, they said, adding 12 children were in the van at the time of mishap.
While eight children were taken out safely by people working in nearby fields, four, including a girl three-year-old girl, were charred to death, they added.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh ordered a magisterial enquiry into the incident.
"Very sad to learn of the news from Sangrur where we lost 4 children because their school van caught fire. Injured have been rushed to the hospital. DC and SSP Sangrur are on the ...