`30 minutes of circulatory resuscitation had no results. The hospital informed the family that the child had died,` said Ms. Phan Thi Thu Ha, Chief of Office of the People’s Committee of Cau Giay District, at a press conference at 11:40 today at the headquarters.
When discovered, baby Long was lying on his back on the floor behind the driver’s seat of a 16-seat bus transporting students from Gateway International High School, after 9 hours of being forgotten on this bus.
Police held a press conference to report on the death of a 6-year-old student who was left on the bus
Ms. Phan Thu Ha shared the incident at the press conference on the morning of August 7.
Ms. Ha recounted the incident as follows: At 6:00 a.m. yesterday, driver Doan Quy Phien (53 years old, contract employee of Ngan Ha Transport Co., Ltd.) drove a Ford Transit from the dormitory parking lot of the Academy of Journalism.
Mr. Phien’s car picked up 13 students, including Le Hoang Long, who lives on Trung Hoa street (Cau Giay).
The parking lot of the Academy of Journalism and Communication, where the Ford Transit that picked up Long was parked all day yesterday, in the sun about 30-36 degrees Celsius. Photo: Thanh Hang
Driver Phien then drove the car back to the parking lot.
When Mrs. Quy opened the car door, she discovered Long in the car, so she called everyone to carry him to the school’s medical room, then took him to Hospital E for emergency treatment.
Lieutenant Colonel Tran Van Hoa, Deputy Police of Cau Giay District, said that the Police Investigation Agency had requested the Institute of Criminal Science, Ministry of Public Security to examine the scene and conduct an autopsy.
The moment a 16-seat car carrying a first grade student died
The camera recorded that the car with baby Long returned to the lot at 7:22 a.m. and parked in the lot until the afternoon.
Regarding the student pick-up and drop-off process, Mr. Pham Ngoc Anh, Head of the Department of Education and Training of Cau Giay district, said that the district only has general regulations, each school will have its own method.
Mr. Ngoc Anh affirmed that vehicles transporting students must ensure circulation and transportation conditions like passenger cars.
Mr. Pham Ngoc Anh, Head of Cau Giay District Education and Training Department, at the press conference on August 7.
At 12:25, the Chief of Office of the People’s Committee of Cau Giay District announced the end of the meeting, many questions remained unanswered, such as: assessment of Gateway School’s student pick-up and drop-off process, autopsy results, and individual responsibilities.
Explaining to VnExpress the night before about students not coming to class without the school notifying their parents, Ms. Tran Thi Hong Hanh, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Gateway School, said that the homeroom teacher who took attendance discovered that Long was absent and reported it.
The baby who died was the only son of Mr. Le Van Son and his wife.
`There is no Gateway international school`
Mr. Pham Ngoc Anh, Head of the Department of Education and Training of Cau Giay district, said that according to the law, there are no schools called international schools, only schools with foreign elements.