Sasaram, February 17 Two teachers were killed and 11 students were injured after their bus collided with a truck in Bihar's Rohtas district on Tuesday, police said.
The incident occurred on the Ara-Mohania highway around 12:30 am.
"The students, along with their teachers, were travelling to Rajgir as part of the state government's educational excursion programme, Mukhyamantri Bihar Darshan Yojana. At the time of the accident, the bus driver was attempting to overtake the truck," SP Raushan Kumar said.
The deceased were identified as Puneet Kumar Singh (38) of Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur district, and Sanjay Kumar Rai (45) of Kaimur district.
Both were employed at the Middle School, Barhauna, in the Chainpur block of the district.
The SP said that the truck fled the scene after the accident, and a search is underway for it.
The injured students were taken to the Community Health Centre in Kochas and later referred to the Sasaram Sadar Hospital as their condition was reported to be critical, he said.
A total of seven teachers, 36 students, and one guardian were in the group, he added.