Anger after 6-year-old child died after being forgotten in school bus

Published May 25th, 2025 - 05:35 GMT
School bus
School bus. (Shutterstock)

ALBAWABA - In a tragic accident that shook Morocco, a 6-year-old boy died inside a school bus in the Sahel Boutaher area, near the Moroccan city of Taounate.

According to local media in Morocco, the incident occurred on Friday when a small child suffocated after spending long hours inside a school vehicle with the doors closed after the driver, who was taking him home, forgot him inside.

Following the initial examination conducted by the relevant authorities immediately after the incident, the Public Prosecution ordered a further probe and an autopsy to determine the cause and circumstances of the child's death.

The incident sparked a wave of anger and grief on social media in Morocco.

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