Six-year-old Kerala Boy Left Behind in Bus for Several Hours Dies in Dubai

A six-year-old Indian boy was found dead after he dozed off in his school bus and left behind alone for several hours in the UAE on Saturday, according to a media report.

Mohamed Farhan Faisal from Kerala was a student of Islamic Centre in Al Quoz and had dozed off after boarding the bus. He was left behind after all other students disembarked outside the centre at 8 am, the Khaleej Times reported.

The Dubai Police said that they were told of the tragedy at 3 pm.

"The child was found as the driver took the bus out to drop the students back home," a senior police official was quoted as saying by the paper.