11-year-old student killed, four injured as peepal tree falls on school bus in Mumbai amid rains

MUMBAI, (PTI):- A routine trip to home from school turned fatal for an 11-year-old boy in Mumbai on Tuesday when an old roadside peepal tree fell on the school bus in Chembur area, leaving four other students, including a four-year-old girl, injured.

The incident occurred at 2:58 pm near a building on Road No. 11 when the bus was ferrying 13 students of Universal High School to their homes, officials said.

Fire Brigade and other agencies rushed to the spot, and evacuated all students, including the two who remained trapped in the school bus. The bus driver, conductor, and local residents also joined them.