UAE school bus tragedy: Driver jailed pending investigation

The prosecution is also hearing testimony from witnesses in the case

The school bus driver who accidentally ran over a 12-year-old student in Ajman last week has been jailed for seven days pending investigation.

The girl — Sheikha Hassan Salem — got off the bus near her house and moved towards the front to get home. The driver did not spot her and took the bus forward, running over the child.

The Ajman Traffic Prosecution has begun investigating the case and is considering inferences of the details of the incident.

Speaking to Khaleej Times, Salem Al Ghafli, Director of Ajman Traffic Prosecution, said the cameras in the bus were reviewed as part of the investigation. Officials also surveyed the movement of the bus from its start at the school to Sheikha's house in the Hamidiya area.