Following the death of a preschool child in Thai Binh due to being forgotten on a school bus, the Ministry of Transport has just sent an official dispatch to the People's Committees of provinces and cities requesting that localities require all educational institutions with school buses to follow procedures and check the number of students getting on and off the bus.
Accordingly, the Ministry of Transport requested the People's Committees of provinces and cities to direct the Department of Transport to coordinate with the Department of Education and Training to review schools that use contract cars to pick up and drop off students; and request transport businesses to comply with regulations and conditions for car transport business.
In particular, it is necessary to properly implement the regulation that "there must be a control plan to ensure that there are no passengers left on the vehicle. Passenger transport business drivers, after finishing a journey or finishing a shift, before leaving the vehicle, must check the passenger compartment to ensure that there are no passengers left on the vehicle".
The Department of Education and Training presides over and coordinates with local authorities to regularly inspect educational institutions and schools that use school buses.
A kindergarten student in Thai Binh died after being forgotten for many hours on a school bus.
Require all educational establishments (from kindergarten to high school) using school buses to implement procedures and check the number of students when getting on and off the bus.
Coordinate with the parents' association to work with transport businesses, requiring full compliance with traffic safety regulations for vehicles and drivers, and absolutely not signing contracts to pick up and drop off students with transport businesses that do not ensure the conditions for doing business in car transport.
The transportation contract between the educational institution and the transportation business unit clearly states the requirements and responsibilities of the relevant organizations and individuals regarding traffic safety and protecting the health of students while on the vehicle and when getting on and off the vehicle.
There must be someone on the bus responsible for managing, checking the student list, maintaining order and instructing and reminding students to follow safety rules and skills when sitting on the bus and when getting on and off the bus.
Directing functional forces to increase patrols, control, detection and strict handling of violations of legal regulations in passenger transport activities, paying special attention to checking and handling violations of vehicles transporting students.
The Ministry of Transport assigned the Vietnam Road Administration to step up the urging of transport departments in implementing legal regulations on road transport business conditions in localities, especially buses transporting students, pupils and workers; effectively exploiting information from journey monitoring devices and cameras installed on cars.
Regarding the People's Committee of Thai Binh province, in addition to the above contents, the Ministry of Transport requested the Department of Transport of Thai Binh province to comprehensively inspect the compliance with business regulations and conditions for automobile transport business for passenger transport business units under contract; strictly handle according to the provisions of law if violations are detected.
Thai Binh Provincial People's Committee coordinated with the relevant Department of Transport to handle the transport business unit that caused the incident of a baby boy being left in a vehicle, leading to his death.
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