Sibanyoni is now left with one daughter who attends a different school and was not in the same bus as her older siblings.
An elderly man who didn’t want to give his name said he went to the scene after the crash and wanted to remove his trapped grandchild from the wreckage himself out of sheer frustration but police stopped him.
The grandchild is one of the six children who died.
Some of the pupils said they’ve complained about the behaviour of some drivers to the school, their parents and other drivers but nothing was ever done.
A pupil who did not board the bus on Wednesday said: “I take the same bus but on Wednesday my family picked me up, that’s why I wasn’t involved in the accident.”
The train and bus drivers were slightly injured in the crash.
Deputy minister of transport Mkhuleko Hlengwa — who was accompanied by basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube, MEC for community safety, security and liaison Jackie Macie, public works MEC Thulasizwe Thomo, education MEC Cathy Dlamini and health MEC Sasekani Manzini — said preliminary investigation results on the accident would be ready on Friday.
Mandla Khoza
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