Watch: Trapped boy dangles from moving bus in Australia
The boy, who was uninjured, was dragged for 350 metres after the back doors trapped his arm and school bag.
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The boy, who was uninjured, was dragged for 350 metres after the back doors trapped his arm and school bag.
A Melbourne mother released footage showing her 12-year-old son being dragged down the road after his backpack became caught in a school bus's automatic doors. The incident occurred in Wheelers Hill, Melbourne, and the boy was uninjured but traumatized.
A 12-year-old schoolboy was dragged alongside a moving bus for 350 meters in Melbourne after his arm and backpack became trapped in the bus's rear door. He managed to hold onto a safety railing inside the bus to avoid injury.
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