New Delhi: A PCR team on Thursday rescued 70 children and two women teachers from a school bus stranded in the waterlogged road at Pul Prahladpur underpass in south Delhi, averting a dangerous situation.
"The school bus had about 70 children and two woman teachers. They were shouting for help as water had entered into the bus which had suffered a breakdown and the water level was gradually rising inside," said Additional DCP (PCR) RK Bansal.
Wednesday's heavy downpour had led to pooling of several feet deep water at the Pul Prahladpur underpass on MB Road in the morning.
The bus of Eicher School in Sector-46 of Faridabad got stuck in the water, Mr Bansal said.
He said police received a PCR call around 9.45 am about the school bus stuck in the water with children and their teachers onboard.
"A PCR van immediately rushed to the spot," said the officer.
The PCR van in-charge head constable Murari Lal jumped into the water and rescued 16 children one by one from the bus by carrying them on his shoulder.
Other children were also rescued and safely transferred in another bus, said the officer.
The PCR van personnel head constable Murari Lal and ASI Chokhe Lal will be suitably rewarded for their timely and professional intervention in saving the stranded children, he added.
"The school bus had about 70 children and two woman teachers. They were shouting for help as water had entered into the bus which had suffered a breakdown and the water level was gradually rising inside," said Additional DCP (PCR) RK Bansal.
Wednesday's heavy downpour had led to pooling of several feet deep water at the Pul Prahladpur underpass on MB Road in the morning.
He said police received a PCR call around 9.45 am about the school bus stuck in the water with children and their teachers onboard.
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The PCR van in-charge head constable Murari Lal jumped into the water and rescued 16 children one by one from the bus by carrying them on his shoulder.
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The PCR van personnel head constable Murari Lal and ASI Chokhe Lal will be suitably rewarded for their timely and professional intervention in saving the stranded children, he added.
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