Anil Bachoo Announced Stringent Measures to Regulate the Operators of School Vans

" Safety first in all cases. "That is the statement of Minister Anil Bachoo this Thursday, May 24, to the press at the opening of a workshop for construction workers. Transport Minister commented on the prevailing insecurity in the mid-operators of school vans.

Accidents involving school vans are indeed a common phenomenon in Mauritius. Recall that on March 20, the small Irfaan Beedassy was killed by the minibus when he returned home to home after his school day. The driver of the vehicle attempted to flee.

On Monday, May 21, another boy was nearly the same fate qu'Irfaan Beedassy. The four year old child was seriously injured down from his van when his school bag got stuck in the door of the minibus. The driver, who did not notice anything, had started his car dragging on the small few meters.

Such situations seem to be tolerated under the current legislation. Transport Minister said, however, that we should expect a tougher laws to prevent that from happening again.

" One hundred frames of the NTA are meeting today, under my directive to find ways to tighten the law to prevent accidents caused by operators of school vans. It is not to let the country be led by trade unionists say that it's safety must come first , "says Anil Bachoo.