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School bus with students inside trapped on flooded road in Detroit

By Nour Rahal and Camille Amiri
Published  January 26, 2024 5:25pm EST
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 2 Detroit

School bus with kids gets trapped in water in Detroit

A school bus carrying kids in Detroit got trapped Friday afternoon after it tried driving through several feet of water.

DETROIT (FOX 2) - A school bus full of students was trapped on a flooded roadway Friday afternoon.

The bus driver drove into flooded water on Spinoza and Sawyer in Detroit with students on board after school let out.

The Detroit Fire Department pulled all the students out of the bus and carried them to safety, said Chrystal Wilson, the assistant superintendent of communications at Detroit public schools. 

No injuries were reported.

The bus was stuck in about three and a half feet of flooded water near Rouge Park; it was towed Friday afternoon, sources told FOX 2.

This is a developing story. Stay with FOX 2 for updates.