A school bus accident in Gansu, China resulted in the deaths of 5 children and the driver, with 16 other children dying later in the hospital and 43 injured. The "bus" was actually a minivan with only 9 seats transporting 62 preschoolers. Frequent school transport accidents are blamed on vehicle overloading and lack of proper safety standards for school buses in China. While the government spends heavily on official vehicles, investing even a small portion of those funds in improving school bus safety could help prevent such tragic accidents.

1. Stop it, CHINA!
Chinese School Bus Accident
By: Gen Li
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2. A kid standing in front of Little Doctor Kindergarten at Zhengning, Gansu, China. Little
Doctor Kindergarten is the only kindergarten in town with 700 kids, 28 faculties, and 4
school buses.

3. The Inquisitr
November 16, 2011, 9: 40 am, one of the school buses collided with a
truck.

4. Rex Features
After the crash, the bus was severely deformed and the front was almost
completely destroyed.

5. AP Photo/China Daily
There are 2 adults, a driver and a teacher, and 62 preschoolers on the bus.

6. Baidu Image
While the so-called "school bus" is actually a minivan, with only 9 seats.

7. Baidu Image
The bus driver and 5 kids died immediately.

8. Baidu Image
The teacher and 16 other kids died in the hospital. .

9. Baidu Image
Among the 43 injured kids (17 severely injured), the oldest is 6, while the
youngest is only 3.

10. If you think this
is rare…..

11. • Sep. 26, 2011 Jiuxiu, Shanxi. A minivan with middle
school students crashed into a truck. Seven died and two
severely injured.
• July. 20, 2011 Dalian, Harbin. A light-duty truck with 17
preschoolers crashed with a car. All were injured.
• March, 2011 Beijing. A bus allowed only 49 passengers
carried 81 kindergarteners and teachers hit the railing on the
sidewalk in a speed of 98 km/h. A boy was died. The driver
has ten-year history of drug use.
• Dec. 27, 2010 Hennan, Hunan. A three-wheel
motorcycle with 20 primary school students fell into a river
from a bridge. Fourteen died and six severely injured.

12. Why do these
tragedies happen all
the time?

13. OVERLOAD
China Whisper
File Photo/CFP

14. OVERLOAD
Ministry of Tofu
ZHNENWS

15. CONFIGURED “SCHOOL BUS”
China Daily
China Value

16. But if you only focus on
this, you are missing the
BIG picture…..

17. When our children don’t
have a formal school bus to
ride, when their safety
cannot be guaranteed, and
when their rights are
ignored.

18. Autohome
Our
govern
ment….
cnautonews

19. Average local governmental expanse on
official vehicles is six to twelve percent.
Average operating costs for an official
vehicle is 100, 000 Yuan a year.
The total amount of official vehicles in
China is 5, 221, 755.

20. If the government can use
the expanse on official
vehicles on local school bus,
even just a little portion…

21. If the government can
bring in or reproduce
American school buses,
which are much safer…

22. If every driver stops their
car and let the school bus
go first…

23. Please let
our children
have a safe
trip home!
Smashing Magazine

24. Works Cited
Yu, Wenhui. “独家时评：校车事故，反思保护儿童安全能力.”
Dayang, 17 Nov. 2011. Web. 8 Dec. 2011.
Yang, Tiehu. “近年来与校车有关事故的不完全统计.”
Renmin, 16 Nov. 2011. Web. 8 Dec. 2011.
Wines, Michael. “China: Fatal School Bus Crash Heightens Calls
for New Standards.” The New York Times, 23 Nov. 2011. Web.
8 Dec. 2011.