A school bus with 96 children was involved in an accident. Image: CERT-SA Facebook page
School bus with 96 children involved in accident
36 children, as well as the bus driver, sustained injuries when a school bus carrying 96 primary school children was involved in an accident
A school bus with 96 children was involved in an accident. Image: CERT-SA Facebook page
On the outskirts of Centurion, at approximately 14:40 on Tuesday, 28 February, CERT-SA responded to a school bus collision.
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36 children sustain minor injuries in school bus accident
The school bus was carrying 96 primary school children when it veered off the road and careened down a steep hill.
Fortunately, the bus did not overturn during the incident.
Thankfully, none of the children or the bus driver sustained serious injuries, but thirty-six children and the bus driver suffered minor injuries and were transported to local hospitals in a stable condition.
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Fifty-nine children were assessed on the scene and were transported home with another bus.
Although the exact circumstances leading up to the incident remain unclear, police have opened an accident report.
WHAT TO DO AT AN ACCIDENT SCENE
With many accidents occurring on our roads, you might find yourself on the scene of one.
Here is what you can do:
- The safety of accident victims, emergency personnel, and other road users is the most important goal when an accident occurs.
- The first hour following an accident is known as the “Golden Hour,” and doctors say seriously injured car crash victims must receive comprehensive medical care within 60 minutes to have a good chance of survival. This scenario gives rescuers about 12 minutes at the accident scene to extricate the injured and get them to the hospital.
- Consider the traffic flow at the scene. Is it a risk to you or others, including the casualty?
- Consider the impact on emergency vehicles trying to reach the scene before stopping traffic.
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- If anyone is available, send someone up and down the road to wave down traffic.
- Turn on hazard lights and ignite flares if the incident happened at night to warn oncoming motorists of the danger.
- Consider the positioning of any vehicles involved in the incident and the potential hazards they may pose (such as rolling forwards or backwards). Consider safety – constantly reassess the safety of the scene, especially if you rely on others to keep you safe.
- Turn off all of the vehicles involved in the collision.
