11-Year-Old Student Killed, Four Injured as Tree Falls on School Bus in Chembur

An 11-year-old student was killed and four other students were injured on Tuesday afternoon after a roadside peepal tree was uprooted and fell onto a school bus in Chembur.

The incident took place at Road No. 11 near the Heritage Pride building, where the bus had stopped to drop off a student. While the vehicle was halted, the roadside tree suddenly crashed onto the vehicle.

The school bus was carrying students from Universal High School in Chembur. According to officials, the bus was carrying 14 students when it departed from the school. Two students had already been dropped off before the accident occurred.

Following the crash, five injured students were taken to Zen Hospital. Four of the students sustained minor injuries and are in stable condition.

However, 11-year-old Vihan Shrivastav succumbed to his injuries and was declared dead at 4:23 p.m., according to the hospital's on-duty medical officer.

One of the injured students remains under observation in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), where doctors are conducting further medical tests.