A Toyota FJ Cruiser came to the rescue when a school bus found itself stranded in flooding.
The incident happened in Dubai when nearly 50 millimetres (2 inches) of rain drenched the city over six hours.
Dubai police had to close parts of a major highway due to the rising water levels. However, one school bus was caught in the weather on the way to its school drop off.
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While crowds gathered to watch the scene, a driver of a Toyota FJ Cruiser stepped in.
The Cruiser towed the stranded yellow bus out of the water, with a firm rope tie, back onto the clear road.
The Instagram post of the heroism was posted by @the_falcon_250 last week, and has already reached over 530k likes.
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One of the top comments on the post read: 'Heroes don’t always wear capes, some of them are Toyota drivers,” which itself garnered almost 50,000 likes.'
Another user wrote: 'He's been waiting for this moment his whole life,' whilst another praised: 'its always a Toyota'.
Other users commented on the supposed disappointment of the schoolchildren who would probably still have to attend classes that day.
You can see the full video here.
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Sadly, the heroic vehicle has reached the end of its road.
After a 17-year run, the Toyota SUV came to a close in December 2022. It was officially discontinued after the 2014 model year but survived in other parts of the world until its final production in 2022.
So, you can probably still find a 2023 Toyota FJ Cruiser out there somewhere, but with the remaining inventory, it might be on its last legs.
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Enthusiasts of the car found it a fitting way to end its era.
Other cars have also been victim to flooding weather, though more on a voluntary basis.
On the subject of driving through floods, a Cybertruck driver was recently filmed driving back and forth through a major puddle.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has previously claimed that the Tesla Cybertruck would be 'waterproof enough' to serve as a boat and cross rivers, in something called Wade mode.
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'Cybertruck will be waterproof enough to serve briefly as a boat, so it can cross rivers, lakes and even seas that aren’t too choppy,' Musk tweeted.