00:02All right, some news updates coming in.
00:04This is a tree collapse that has happened on a school bus at Mumbai's Chambur area.
00:09A 10-year-old child has died during the incident.
00:12Total 18 kids were on board.
00:14One student lost his life.
00:17All other students were safely evacuated, we are told.
00:20Four of them are currently undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital.
00:25Tragic, tragic incident where a tree collapsed.
00:28Remember, monsoon has fully taken over the state of Maharashtra.
00:34And in Mumbai, it's been raining constantly.
00:37A tree collapsed there on a school bus, now taking away the life of a 10-year-old.
00:48Mustafa, my colleague from Mumbai, joins us for more of this.
00:51Mustafa, what school was this? What area is this?
00:54Which hospital are the kids into now?
00:57This is Universal School.
01:00The bus was returning home, sorry, returning from the school back towards the houses.
01:06There were multiple kids, around 10 school kids, who were present in the bus when the incident happened.
01:12The tree exactly collapsed on the bus entirely.
01:16Trains had to be brought in for children to be rescued.
01:20Mustapha, what is the state of the other four kids who are in the hospital?
01:23Are they serious?
01:24This incident has taken place in road number 11 in Tempur area of Mumbai.
01:31So, as of now, you can say that the BMC and other agencies have responded to this incident.
01:37But a larger question on the tree collapse incidents and safety of citizens during monsoon is again raised due to
01:44this incident back to you.
01:45Mustafa, what is the state of the other four kids who are in the hospital?
01:48Are they serious?
01:51Officially, what we have been told is that they are in a stable condition.
01:55The rest of the four students are in a stable condition.
01:57But one child, one child has lost his life.
02:01All right, Mustafa, they're bringing us up to speed with what's happening in a Chambur area in Mumbai.
02:07A school bus was ferrying kids back from the school, taking it to their home.
02:12A tree fell.
02:14Four kids said to be serious.
02:16About 20 of them were inside the bus.
02:19And one kid, unfortunately, just a 10-year-old, has lost his life.
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