In Texas, a school bus was washed into the river. VIDEO

On the morning of October 16, a school bus driver ignored a sign warning of road closures as record-breaking rainfall flooded small towns around Austin, Texas. This decision led to a dangerous consequence - the bus was carried into the river by the flow of water. This terrible scene was recorded by a video recorder installed in the cabin.

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Having driven past the barrier, a bus driver from Leander, with one school student passenger, approached a flooded section of the road, tells Star-Telegram. As the video shows, the driver continued to move, but the water into which he entered quickly rose, seething and foaming on the hood of the car.

In the end, the driver completely lost control of control and the bus overturned into the boiling water and swam across the river. All this time, windshield wipers washed away the rain pouring onto the dashboard. The bus was scratching trees hanging over the water, a few branches broke off on the outside mirrors and were left hanging on them. Finally, the car stopped in the trees.

The rescuers pulled the driver out of the bus and the 12-year-old boy who was with him.

57-year-old Nathan DeYang was arrested on charges of deliberately endangering the child and not obeying the warning signs. He was sent to the Williamson County jail and was assigned a bail of 10 thousand dollars, but was released the next day.

Photo: Williamson County Jail

The bus was heading to Stiles High School. The boy, who was on the bus, called his mother "in hysterics" at about 8:30 a.m., the woman, Ashley Ringstaff, wrote on her Facebook account.

“He said he loved me, that he was afraid and thought he was going to die,” the mother wrote. “I hope no one has to hear their child or loved one say they are ready to die because of a stupid decision and a situation that should never have happened.”

Ringstaff said the boy was “exhausted and resting,” but was not injured at the time of the incident. She also thanked the rescuers of Leander and the county for bringing her baby home healthy and healthy.

“Water forgives no one, it has more power than many people think,” Ringstaff wrote. “Just because you think you can drive through low-moving water doesn't mean you will. It's not worth it, ever."

Police agreed with Ringstaff in a statement that accompanied the video taken by the registrar.

“Just two feet of water can sweep away most vehicles,” Leander police wrote, advising motorists to turn around instead of taking chances.

Police said the video was released "to illustrate the dangers of attempting to drive cross-country in flood conditions."

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