Bus Wheel Stuck in Gurugram-Sohna Flyover Collapse: Students Rescued

A bus carrying students got stuck in an 8-metre pit after a section of the Gurugram-Sohna elevated flyover collapsed. Students were rescued as another bus pulled it out. Barricades were set up and repair work set to begin; similar incidents occurred in previous years. Total cost: Rs 1,944 crore.

A major incident was narrowly averted on Tuesday afternoon when a bus carrying students got stuck in an 8-metre pit. The incident occurred after a section of the four-lane Gurugram-Sohna elevated flyover caved in for the second time within eight months, according to officials.

The trapped school bus was successfully pulled out using another bus before resuming its journey, ensuring the safety of the students on board. The pit, located in front of SD Adarsh Vidyalaya on the road towards Sohna, was approximately 8 metres deep and two feet wide.

Upon receiving the report, teams from the road construction company and the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) arrived to set up barricades around the massive pothole. Approximately 30% of the road lane was closed to vehicular traffic. A senior GMDA officer confirmed that the repair work would commence soon, attributing the road collapse to ongoing sewer line construction activities.

Notably, a similar incident on the same elevated road last December also resulted in significant damage, taking nearly three months to repair. The road, initially constructed between 2019 and 2021 at a cost of Rs 1,944 crore, has faced multiple collapses since its opening.

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