How Two Lagos Pupils Died, Others Passed Out Inside School Bus After Bus Driver Ignored Their Plea For Help

  

Tragedy struck in Aguda area of Lagos state on Friday, July 8, as at least two pupils from a primary school lost their lives while others passed out after they suffocated in their school bus.

It was gathered that the driver of the school bus, Odunsa Mandala, was taking the pupils back to their homes after the close of school when the unfortunate incident happened. He was said to have ignored the yearnings of the pupils, after they repeatedly complained to him about how uncomfortable they felt and his indifference continued until most of them on the bus had suffocated and passed out.

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When he took cognizance of the precarious state of the pupils, he raised an alarm and the pupils were rushed to the hospital. According to reports, some of them were rushed to the Lagos State Teaching Hospital, others were rushed to Randle hospital, but two of the pupils lost their lives in the process.

Lagos State Police Command spokesman, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, while confirming the incident, said:

''Yes, the driver has been arrested but the young souls are already gone, sadly so. A school bus driver ignored repeated complaints from the kids he was taking home that they were not feeling well. Some of the kids went unconscious, two eventually died.

“Schools need to up their game in recruitment and pay more attention to job fit. Parents too need to do thorough background checks of schools and crèches before entrusting their kids into their care.

Meanwhile, the relevant regulatory agency has been notified of this act of gross negligence. Security is everyone’s business.''