TRAGIC: 6 Year Old Boy Dies In School Bus After Being Left There For Hours

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6 year old Abdul Malak Al Awadh was fast asleep when the bus arrived at his private school in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Unfortunately, all the students got off the bus but none of them woke him up, according to Saudi daily Okar. The driver reportedly left the bus at the parking lot until the end of the school day; and by the time he later returned to pick up students, little Abdul was found dead, as a result of suffocation in the bus. Abdul Malak’s father and uncle have stated that the school was responsible for his tragic death.

“My nephew did not suffer from any ailment or health issue when he got on the bus with his classmates to go to school,” Abdul’s uncle Yahya Al Awadh, told Okaz. “When he was late to come home at the end of the school day, his father became worried and tried to contact the school, but no one answered him. He later received a phone call from the school administration informing him that his son was sick. He went there with his wife and both had the shock of their lives when they heard that their only son was dead. They felt devastated.” he added.

The uncle said the family was puzzled over the absence of a chaperone to accompany the young students on the bus to and from school. He said the family was also shocked that the school had failed to contact them to ask about the reason their son did not attend classes that day.

The head of the education district in Jeddah Province Abdullah Al Thaqafi, ordered an immediate investigation of the incident. The police launched their own probe into the tragedy. “Investigators are questioning all parties following the medical report that determined the causes of death,” a security source said.

Source: Gulf News