An 11-year-old student died and four others were injured after a roadside peepal tree uprooted and fell on a school bus in Mumbai’s Chembur area, BMC said. The bus of Universal High School was carrying students when the incident occurred. Rescue teams evacuated 12 trapped children, and injured students were taken to Zen Hospital for treatment.

Mumbai: In a shocking incident, an 11-year-old student died and four others were injured after a roadside peepal tree was uprooted and crashed onto a school bus carrying students from Universal High School in Chembur on Tuesday afternoon.

12 Students Trapped Inside; Locals and Conductor Lead Rescue

According to the authorities, there were 14 students on board when the bus left the school. Two students got off earlier during the route. The accident occurred when the bus had halted at Road No. 11, near Heritage Pride building, to drop another student. At that moment, the roadside tree suddenly collapsed onto the vehicle.

The 12 remaining students were trapped inside the bus. Rescue teams, local residents and the bus conductor acted swiftly to evacuate all the children. "We saw that the bus was stuck and rushed to get the students out. The branch was right in the middle of the bus so the students at the sitting on the back seat struggled to get out. We had to calm the students, break the windows and break them out of the bus," said Mahendra Patil, one of the locals who helped the students.