Archive · 26 Aug 2026
School Van Driver Arrested After Flooded Dewas Underpass Incident
A school van was carrying children through a railway underpass filled with rainwater.
The entrance had been blocked with barricades because it was unsafe.
The driver removed the barricades and drove into the water.
The van became stuck.
Police said the driver then ran away, leaving the children inside.
Local people and police used ropes to rescue a teacher and seven children.
The driver was arrested for allegedly putting the students in danger.
A case was also filed against the school operator over alleged safety-rule violations.
A school van driver drove through a barricaded, flooded railway underpass in Dewas with students aboard.
The van became stuck in deep rainwater, and the driver allegedly fled the scene.
Locals and police rescued a teacher and seven children using ropes.
Police arrested the driver, seized the van, and registered a case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Motor Vehicles Act.
A separate FIR was filed against the school operator for allegedly ignoring safety and driver-verification guidelines.
- Who
- A school van driver, a teacher, seven children, local residents, police, and the school operator were involved.
- What
- The driver removed barricades and drove a student-filled van into a flooded railway underpass; the van became stuck and the driver allegedly fled.
- When
- The incident occurred on Tuesday, and police action was reported on Wednesday, August 26.
- Where
- A railway underpass in the Civil Lines police station area of Dewas, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- Police said the driver endangered the students, while the school operator allegedly ignored student-safety and driver-character-verification guidelines.
- Location
- Railway underpass in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh
- Vehicle
- Private-school van carrying students
- Rescue
- A teacher and seven children were rescued with ropes
- Driver action
- The driver allegedly removed barricades, entered the flooded underpass, and fled after the van became stuck
- Police action
- The driver was arrested and the vehicle was seized
- School operator case
- A separate FIR was registered under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Government response
- Chief Minister Mohan Yadav ordered action and said student safety was the government’s top priority