Police officers stopped a bus in poor technical condition, hired to take children to Bansko after a reaction from their parents. This was announced by the Municipality of Krichim, and Mayor Atanas Kalchev expressed his support for the parents.
Today the children were supposed to travel to a green school in Bansko. A bus was hired for this purpose, but the parents of primary school students at the "P. R. Slaveykov" Secondary School reacted when they saw the bus and an inspection of the vehicle was carried out.
„The fact that a bus, owned by a transport company, was prepared for travel despite obvious technical malfunctions – worn tires and a damaged windshield – is extremely worrying“, said Kalchev.
According to him, the parents reacted “in the most adequate and correct way“, by putting the children's safety first.
The traffic police from the RU – Stamboliyski stopped the bus from moving after a thorough inspection.
The case raises a number of questions that should not be ignored, Kalchev believes. “I call on the competent state institutions to conduct a full inspection and impose the appropriate sanctions. Uncompromising in such situations is necessary to guarantee the safety of the most valuable – our children“, the mayor also said.
“Safety when transporting children is not subject to compromise“, the mayor of Krichim is categorical.