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School Bus Crash in India Sparks Brake Failure Concerns

9/16/2025

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On September 15, 2025, a school bus with 22 students from Believers Church Vidya Jyothi English School in Kollam, India, lost control while ascending a slope in Nilamel and fell into a nearby plot around 1:30 PM.
Residents quickly assisted, and all students were transported to Kadakkal Taluk Hospital and a private hospital.
Brake failure is suspected as the cause of the accident.
In Houston, Texas, a METRO bus overturned while avoiding a stalled vehicle, injuring the driver and a passenger, both with non-life-threatening injuries.

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Story summary

On September 15, 2025, a school bus with 22 students from Believers Church Vidya Jyothi English School in Kollam, India, lost control while ascending a slope in Nilamel and fell into a nearby plot around 1:30 PM.
Residents quickly assisted, and all students were transported to Kadakkal Taluk Hospital and a private hospital.
Brake failure is suspected as the cause of the accident.
In Houston, Texas, a METRO bus overturned while avoiding a stalled vehicle, injuring the driver and a passenger, both with non-life-threatening injuries.