UpdatedHannah FilmerJournalist·NZ Herald·30 May, 2026 08:30 PM4 mins to readGurshabad Singh, 8, died on his way home from school on Monday after escaping from his school van unnoticed by the driver. Photo / Alyse Wright On Monday afternoon, eight-year-old Gurshabad Singh’s parents received the call that shattered their lives.Their only son had escaped a school van unnoticed and drowned in a West Auckland backyard pool, just 15 minutes from their Rānui home.
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