Image Of The Week – Wrecked School Bus

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Our image of the week is taken from our #1 story in our 6 Things You Need To Know Today series on December 11, 2012 Expensive And Unsafe

The caption read:  This April 7, 2011 Gleaner photograph shows the wreckage of a crashed minibus which was carrying several students of Holmwood Technical High School. Three students perished in the accident, which occurred near Christiana, Manchester. It sparked outrage and calls for a rural school bus network.

The story said: Despite calling for proposals to develop a rural school-bus system strategy and implementation plan, transport, works and housing minister, Dr Omar Davies, said there is no guarantee such a system will come on stream….[read more at 6 Things You Need To Know Today – December 11, 2012]

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