Barmer, April 22 -- A 14-year-old student was killed and 20 others were injured after a truck rammed into a school bus in Rajasthan's Barmer district on Wednesday morning, police said.

Police officers said the accident took place around 8 am on National Highway 25. The bus, carrying 36 students, was on its way to drop them at Saraswati Vidya Mandir School.

The truck collided with the school bus and allegedly dragged it for nearly 50 feet. Several children were trapped under the seats, and officers said a JCB machine had to be used to rescue them.

More than 20 children were injured in the accident. "Initially, the injured were taken to Baytu Hospital, from where nine of them were referred to Balotra Hospital for advanced treatment.

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