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At least 30 children died after a bus overturned on a motorway in the Punjab province in Pakistan.
The vehicle, carrying over 100 children, had been travelling back from Kalar Khar, when the accident happened.
Local media reported three teachers, the school's principal and the bus driver were also killed.
Distraught parents waited anxiously for news of their children.
(SOUNDBITE) (Urdu) UNIDENTIFIED RELATIVE OF INJURED CHILD, SAYING:
"Please pray for us. Pray that everybody's loved ones (on the bus) survive; that no light goes out in any house. At this time we need your prayers."
45 students, mainly between the ages of 12 and 13, had minor injuries, up to 30 sustained serious injuries.
One student told reporters the principal had asked the driver to slow down when he realised the brakes had failed.
The driver asked students to pray just before the accident happened as he made a sharp turn.
A local official said the bus which had 110 people onboard was only certified to carry 70.
Marie-Claire Fennessy, Reuters
