The Ministry of Education is shocked over the involvement of a school bus in a road accident on Wednesday afternoon.
The Minister of Education, Filipe Bole says, “The carting of 20 students involved in the school bus accident is shocking”.
“What is more shocking is the mechanical failure found to be the cause of accident,” he added.
“Bus companies are reminded that once students board their buses, they are totally responsible for their safety under the OHS regulations. It is their duty of care and that is the law.
“So it is incumbent on them to see that their buses are road worthy.
“Bus companies must also see that they stick to the required number of students boarding and not to be tempted to overload buses. We can only for now ask relevant authorities to take people to task if found guilty of negligence,” Mr Bole said.