School bus safety

Few in Hengnan county, Hunan province, Central China, will forget the tragedy on Dec 27 when 14 primary school students died and six were injured after the tricycle-turned-cab they took fell into a river.

The shock was felt by nearly everyone, especially those who watch their children climb aboard this kind of vehicle every day.

The accident left questions about the safety of primary school students and reinforced the necessity of quality, standard school buses throughout the nation.