Raichur (Karnataka), Sep 5: Two school students were killed and three critically injured when the school bus they were travelling in collided head-on with a government bus at Kapagal in Raichur district on Thursday, police said.

The bus with 42 students was heading for a private school when the accident occurred.

"Two have died, three have sustained critical injuries, (some) other children have sustained serious injuries. The injured are being treated in a nearby hospital," a police officer told PTI.

Police sources said some children lost their limbs in the accident.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah condoled the death of two school children.

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“Free treatment will be arranged for the children injured in the incident, the family of the deceased children will be compensated by the state government. I share the grief of parents who have lost their children,” he added.

Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries, H D Kumaraswamy too expressed his shock over the incident.

"It is very sad that more children are seriously injured in the tragedy and some lost their limbs," the former Chief Minister said.

Kumaraswamy requested the State government to provide all treatment free of cost to the injured children and announce immediate relief.

"Negligence in following road safety rules and carelessness of drivers are leading to such tragedies...everyone should follow the traffic rules compulsorily," he said.

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Ahmedabad, Apr 9 (PTI): Gujarat Titans beat Rajasthan Royals by 58 runs in their Indian Premier League match here on Wednesday.

Chasing 218 for a win, the Royals were all out for 159 in 19.2 overs.

Shimron Hetmyer top-scored for RR with a 32-ball 52 while captain Sanju Samson chipped in with a 28-ball 41.

For GT, Prasidh Krishna took three wickets while Rashid Khan and Sai Kishore got two each.

Earlier, Sai Sudharsan struck a breezy 82 to help GT post 217 for 6.

Sudharsan's 53-ball innings was studded with eight fours and three sixes, while M Shahrukh Khan and Jos Buttler made 36 each.

Brief Scores:

Gujarat Titans: 217 for 6 in 20 overs (Sai Sudharsan 82, Jos Buttler 36, M Shahrukh Khan 36; Maheesh Theekshana 2/54, Tushar Deshpande 2/53).

Rajasthan Royals: 159 all out in 19.2 overs (Shimron Hetmyer 52, Sanju Samson 41; Prasidh Krishna 3/24, Rashid Khan 2/37, Sai Kishore 2/20).