Overview

• A school van carrying students became stuck Friday morning when a wheel sank into an under‑construction stormwater drain near the Skanda Moksh Society on the Panathur–Balagere stretch.
• It is the second such incident on this road in under 10 days, after a Sept. 12 scare in which a bus with about 20 children tilted in a pothole and students exited via the emergency door.
• Video widely shared online shows a JCB pushing the vehicle out of the drain, intensifying frustration over what locals describe as a ‘death trap.’
• East Corporation officials, including Commissioner D. S. Ramesh, had inspected the spot after the earlier episode and promised immediate repairs, but residents say temporary fixes keep failing.
• The episodes refocused attention on monsoon-battered roads across Bengaluru as Deputy CM D. K. Shivakumar set a November deadline for contractors, while industry voices warned of broader economic fallout.