In Karnataka state, India, a bus crash has killed at least 25 people, including many children, after a speeding bus fell into a canal.

Karnataka state’s deputy chief minister, Dr. G Parameshwara, said it occurred in the Mandya district on Saturday after the driver lost control of the bus driving at high speed.

Parameshawara said a rescue operation was underway. It has already been reported by PTI News that many of the dead were children on their way home from school.

Caiman Cotton is a lead contributor to The Daily Lead.