Local MP Riti Pathak with Shivrani Lunia
BHOPAL: A schoolgirl’s heroism saved two of the only six persons who survived the Sidhi bus tragedy on Tuesday morning. Shivrani Lunia, 18, lives in a canalside hut in Sarda village and saw the bus plunge into the water. She didn’t hesitate even a second and dived into the 40-ft-deep canal — as it turned out, seconds are what separated life and death.
She found a woman gasping for air, wrapped an arm around her and swam with her to the canal bank, say sources. Leaving her in the care of villagers, she jumped back into the canal, and this time brought a man to safety.