LS mourns death of children in Punjab road mishap

The Lok Sabha today mourned the death of children in a road accident in Jalandhar district of Punjab.

"I am deeply saddened to learn about the tragic accident in which 11 innocent children lost their lives and several others were injured in Jalandhar district of Punjab," Speaker Meira Kumar said in the Lok Sabha.

She also conveyed her condolences to the members of the bereaved families of those children who died in this tragic incident.

The children, students of a private school, were headed for the school when the mishap occurred near Jaheera village in Lambhra, close to Nakodar.