Driver Hijacks School Bus With 49 kids, 2 Teachers And Sets It Ablaze
A bus with 49 school children and 2 teachers was set on fire by its driver after hijacking it.
The incident happened in Milan, a city in Italy and the driver, a 46 years Senegalese born Italian has been arrested.
Fortunately none of the children died as they were rescued through smashed windows at the back of the bus before it burst into flames.
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The suspect is reported to have shouted “No-one will survive”
A teacher on the bus said the suspect is known to be angry at how Italy treat it immigrants and deaths on the Mediterranean Sea.
BELOW IS HOW EVERYTHING HAPPENED
Two classes of teenagers and their adult escort were being driven from a school in Vailati di Crema to a gym but took a different route on a provincial highway apparently heading for Milan`s Linate airport.
The ordeal then unfolded over the next 40 minutes.
When the suspect allegedly began addressing the passengers with a knife, a boy phoned a parent, who alerted the police.
It took some time before police tried to intercept the bus. The vehicle rammed into police cars before slowing down.
Italian reports said petrol had been sprinkled around the bus but police were able to smash the rear windows and let the passengers off before it burst into flames.
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