Tetco compensates families of the Birchleigh crash
Parents of other children injured in the accident are asked to come forward
THE five-year-old girl who was killed when her school bus crashed and fell into a ditch in Birchleigh North on July 21, was laid to rest in KZN on Thursday last week.
The family was given R15 000 towards funeral arrangements by Tembisa Education Transport Coordinators (Tetco). The minibus taxi that crashed was part of Tetco.
According to PRO for Tetco, Oupa Gumede, the organisation made arrangements with the Road Accident Fund (RAF) for the child to be buried in KZN as per the family’s wishes.
“We visited the family and gave them R15 000 to assist them. We also visited some of the other injured children and their families were given money to assist with medical bills,” he said.
Gumede said the 35-year-old female driver of the minibus taxi, who was also injured in the accident, has been discharged from hospital.
The blue minibus taxi was transporting 17 learners when the accident took place on the corner of Pongolariver Drive and Strydom Street.
Gumede made an appeal to parents of other children injured in the accident to come forward.
Parents can contact Gumede on 071-603-7760.
