Overview

• A school van carrying students got stuck around 8:30 a.m. on September 19 on the Balagere–Panathur stretch in east Bengaluru.
• The incident is the second involving a school vehicle at the same location in less than 10 days.
• On September 12, a bus with nearly 20 children fell into a pothole there, and students exited through the emergency door.
• After the first incident, East Corporation officials, including Commissioner D. S. Ramesh, inspected the site and promised immediate repairs to prevent a recurrence.
• Residents label the road a “death trap,” seek legal liability for negligent contractors and engineers, press for strict safety compliance by schools, and call for durable, publicly monitored fixes instead of temporary patchwork.