GEORGE TOWN: A schoolbus headed for SJK(C) Chung Hwa Confucian plunged into a river near the State Mosque in Air Itam at 7.20am, killing the driver, Koe Joon Huat, 48,
Some of the 23 primary school pupils onboard sustained minor injuries and received outpatient treatment at the Penang Hospital yesterday.
It was the first day of school after the one-week Chinese New Year break.
Tragic: The schoolbus hanging precariously on the edge of the Sungai Air Itam riverbank.
Some of the 23 primary school pupils onboard sustained minor injuries and received outpatient treatment at the Penang Hospital yesterday.
It was the first day of school after the one-week Chinese New Year break.
Tragic: The schoolbus hanging precariously on the edge of the Sungai Air Itam riverbank.
(Inset) Amelia sobbing after learning that the driver had died in the accident.
The bus crashed through a railing and plunged into Sungai Air Itam, about 200m from the school. The impact shattered the windscreen.
The children were fortunate as the river was only knee-deep, and escaped by crawling out through the broken windscreen.
Koe suffered serious head injuries and is believed to have died while on the way to hospital.
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