School trip tragedy: Malaysian boy dies after falling through rotting bus floorboard
PUBLISHED ONJuly 05, 2019 8:45 AMByKimberly Anne LimA 12-year-old boy was killed on Thursday (June 4) in Kelantan when he fell out of a moving bus through a rotting floorboard that had given way.
The boy, Wan Muhammed Adam Mohd Suria, died at the scene from his injuries, reported Berita Harian.
Adam, who was a Year Six student at Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Tok Bok, was travelling to Terengganu with 31 other schoolmates to attend an English language workshop when the incident happened at 11.50am, police said.
His body was taken to Tengku Anis Hospital in Pasir Puteh for a post-mortem before he was buried on Thursday night.
"The victim lost his balance and fell off the bus. His friends only noticed the rotting board on the floor after the incident. Earlier, it was covered with some kind of material," an unnamed witness told NSTP.
Adam's family called for the authorities to investigate the incident.
His mother, Nik Hasmani Mohamad, 44, said, "Please investigate how this accident happened… what was the issue with the bus, were there adults monitoring the students on the bus when the accident happened?"
Adam's sister, Wan Nur Fazleen Amirah, 22, continued, "We have to take action against the organiser and the bus company (if they were negligent).
"Police should investigate if the bus had a legal permit."
The Kelantan Education Department, also known as JPN Kelantan, said that it will conduct a detailed investigation of the incident and release a statement in the near future.
JPN Kelantan Director Abu Hanipah Zahari told Malaysian media, "Now that we have completed the funeral of the student, we will provide the detailed information of the incident in the near future.
"At the moment I cannot comment much because I need to know the complete story of the incident."
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