School bus stranded in Dubai flood rescued by hero Toyota driver
- Intense rain swept across Dubai earlier this month, causing flooding
- Luckily, a Toyota FJ Cruiser came to the rescue of a school bus
- It made the rescue attempt seem effortless
Published on Mar 26, 2024 at 9:22 PM (UTC+4)
by Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Last updated on Mar 27, 2024 at 4:01 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
Heroes don’t always wear capes, some of them are Toyota drivers – as this rescue proves.
Intense rainfall swept across Dubai and the wider United Arab Emirates earlier this month, causing localized flooding in parts of the country.
Nearly 50 millimeters (2 inches) of rain fell in Dubai over six hours.
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That’s a great deal, considering the country averages under 120 millimeters (4.7 inches) of precipitation a year, per AP.
Authorities were forced to organize the collection of felled tree limbs and open up drainage grates.
However, as seen here, the rain quickly overwhelmed some areas.
Dubai police shut down portions of one major highway as traffic slowly crept through standing water in some places.
However, this school bus appears to have been caught in the rain.
While crowds gathered, the Toyota FJ Cruiser came to the rescue.
Using a rope, the FJ Cruiser tows the stranded yellow bus out of the water and back onto the clear road.
The video was posted to Instagram by @the_falcon_250 a week ago, amassing over 530,000 likes.
One comment by @toyotauae read: “Heroes don’t always wear capes, some of them are Toyota drivers,” which itself garnered almost 50,000 likes.
The Toyota FJ Cruiser itself is on its way out and unfortunately, it’s for good this time.
But it’s going out with a bang as Toyota introduced a final edition model for the Middle East, the only place where you can still buy one, named Toyota FJ Cruiser ‘Final Edition’.
And this isn’t the only rugged vehicle we’ve seen wading recently.
A Cybertruck was seen passing through water so heavy people couldn’t believe it was possible.
This was to test Elon Musk’s claim that the Tesla Cybertruck could be ‘a boat’.
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All Supercar Blondie contributors undergo editorial review and fact-checking to ensure accuracy and authority in automotive journalism. After gaining her BA Hons in French and English at the University of Nottingham, Amelia embarked on a vocational diploma from the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). This led to numerous opportunities, from interning at Vogue to being on the small team that launched Women’s Health magazine in the UK, which was named the PPA Consumer magazine of the year for three years running. As Health, Beauty and Fitness editor, Amelia personally received a Johnson & Johnson Award and was shortlisted for both PPA and BSME titles. Since then, Amelia has created content for numerous titles and brands, including the Telegraph, 111 Skin, Waitrose, Red magazine, Stylist, and Elle, as well as being Head of Content at Vitality and Editor in Chief at INLondon magazine. “My superpower is translating technical jargon about the mechanical workings of a supercar into a relatable story you’ll want to share with your friends after you’ve read it.” After joining the SB Media family as a senior journalist in September of 2023, Amelia’s role has evolved to see her heading up the SEO output of the editorial team. From researching the most ‘Google-able’ key terms to producing evergreen content - it’s been a time of hard work, growth, and success for the editorial team and the Supercar Blondie website. “I like to think of myself as a ‘method journalist’. In other words: I live and breathe whatever I am writing about. When writing about fitness, I trained as a personal trainer, and as a beauty editor, I completed an ‘expert’ in scent diploma with the Fragrance Foundation. “During my tenure at Supercar Blondie, however, I did something I never thought possible: I passed my driving test at the age of 36. One day I’d love to train as a mechanic to better understand what happens under the hood, too. “My sweet spot is providing readers with a ‘takeaway’ (read: something new they didn’t know before) after reading every one of my stories. While I don’t claim to be an expert in the automotive world, I know the experts and bodies in the field to rely on to provide our readers with an informative and thought-provoking story every time they visit the site.”
