Dubai: A six-year-old Indian boy died after he was left behind alone in a bus for hours in Dubai, the media reported on Sunday. The child, Mohamed Farhan Faisal from Kerala, was a student at an Islamic centre in Al Quoz, reports the Khaleej Times. According to family sources, he slept off after boarding the bus from Karama. He was left behind after all the other students disembarked outside the centre at 8am, on Saturday. The Dubai Police told Khaleej Times they were notified about the tragedy at 3pm. A top official from the centre said he was found as the driver took the bus out to drop the students back home. The actual cause of death is yet to be determined. Such incidents are rare in the UAE, but have been reported previously.