Miraculous Escape: School Bus Overturns in Flooded Drain

A school bus overturned in a flooded drain in a village, prompting a rescue operation. Police and locals saved all nine students without any injuries. The accident happened near Chandoli village, and no case has been registered yet.

A school bus overturned while crossing a flooded drain in a village here on Wednesday morning, prompting the locals and police to launch a rescue operation, officials said.

The police and local villagers rescued all the nine students travelling in the bus and sent them home safely, they added.

Rohit Sankhla, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kotputli-Behror, said the accident took place when the bus of Narayani International School located in Taskola was ferrying nine children to the school.

When the bus was crossing a drain near Chandoli village of the Kotputli area, it suddenly went out of control and overturned, he said.

None of the children suffered any injuries and were sent home safely, the DSP said.

The bus was later pulled out of the water with the help of a JCB, he added.

The DSP said no case has been registered by anyone in this regard so far.

(With inputs from agencies.)