Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh: Driver of a school van was arrested after the vehicle carrying eight children got stuck in a waterlogged underpass in Paroraha area of Ramkola here on Monday. The children were rescued by the locals.
The school van of NAS International School in Kaptanganj got stuck in the water-logged underpass at around 7 am. Locals said the children were running late for their school and the driver was in a hurry.
"We warned him that the water is too deep. We asked him to take some other route to the school. Children were afraid that they will drown in the water. Some of them stepped up on the roof of the van while others were rescued by the villagers," a local told a news agency.
The driver, however, denied all allegations and said, "Water wasn't that deep, and it would have led to nothing."
The administration of the school said they will take strict actions against the driver. "We will ensure that students do not face any such mishaps in future," said an administrator of NAS International School.
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