Five others rescued after vehicle waiting to ferry kids suddenly slides down


JOHOR BARU: A boy drowned while rescuers pulled five others out after the van waiting to ferry the children home slid into a septic pond at Taman Universiti here.

Mohamad Hanafi Jaafar, 46, who lives near where the Tadika Kemas Kaisara is located, said he rushed out to help kindergarten helper Musliza Kasun stop the van from sliding but failed.

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