Ramashankar and Najmus ShearThe vehicle with the BJP flag that crushed the kidsMuzaffarpur: At least nine children were crushed to death under the wheels of an SUV sporting a BJP flag that lost control outside their school on the outskirts of Muzaffarpur in Bihar on Saturday afternoon. The BJP denied any association with the purported owner of the car, which threw up the question how the party flag found itself on the vehicle. Since the BJP is sharing power in Bihar, the presence of a party flag has larger implications than just being a symbol of political allegiance. The driver tried to speed away but smashed the vehicle against a tree on a farm field. Seeing the ruckus, the driver of the SUV tried to swerve, lost control and hit the children waiting to cross the road.

Source: The Telegraph February 24, 2018 21:56 UTC