School bus catches fire after morning crash
(CNS) Updated: Police have now confirmed that four people were taken to the Cayman Islands Hospital after a collision in Frank Sound, Monday morning. One person remains in the hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries while the other three were treated and discharged. Readers had reported that a school bus caught fire at the junction of Frank Sound Road and Bodden Town Road. Police said no children were involved in the collision, implying the bus was not carrying students at the time.
Although drivers were being assisted around the scene of the burning bus and crash site, motorists were urged to exercise caution and expect delays. The collision is being investigated by the Traffic and Roads Policing Unit. Anyone with information pertaining to the circumstances of the collision is encouraged to call 649-6254 or the George Town Police Station at 949-4222.
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The topic was all about the accident that happened and concerns of the safety of our kids, now all of a sudden the blame is now on Jamaica’s, why people have to be so hateful when it come to Jamaicans ? I would like to know if it is only Jamaicans that drives in the Cayman Islands, it is time for you all to stop the hate and racial discrimination and focus on the real problems that we’re facing, I really wonder how CNS keeps allowing these racial discriminating comments on there website, these people are jealous of Jamaicans?????
Not everyone who speaks out about a culture is trying to be racist or rude it’s just matter-of-fact unfortunately. We are next to a island with horrid driving conditions and they now live here. Understand no one is jealous of Jamaicans they just want to be safe and know that tomorrow they will live another day driving on these roads. Stop being so sensitive and blindly protecting your own.
Jamaicans are the only one bringing in guns and drugs by fast Canoes. Jamaicans are the only ones won’t stay in line and wait their turn, they never hold the door for a old person, others will hold the door and let old people go ahead of then, they are loud and rude people.
Until the police farce act to uphold any law, I mean even fricken speeding, nothing will change. People drive like lunatics or like scared little children on these roads and both are dangerous.
for police commisioner:
my dash cams records hundred of incidents of dangerous driving every week.
do you want my footage?
why aren’t all police cars fitted with dash cams?
free easy solution:
jamaican driving liscence should be rejected by dvdl when jamaicans arrive here. jamaicans should be made complete driving test here.
stats prove me right.
Note to the ignorant. A bad driver caused this accident. Not a school bus. A bad driver is the cultural norm here. No law enforcement in these islands because it is culturally insensitive. Ask bush. Move on to the next accident.
People pass on that road at a high rate of speed with no regard if a vehicle is coming from the other direction. Especially seems to be a frequent occurrence at that time in the morning. Thank God there were no children on that bus.
These buses need to be removed from the early morning traffic altogether – schools should not start until 930am or even 10am, as the traffic jams caused by the buses are causing very significant disruption, frustration and anger – which probably contributed to this crash.
That’s entirely not correct. Buses should be allowed, construction vehicles? Nope.
Lol at the stupidity here.
The driver of the traffic at this time are parents taking kids to school who aren’t in buses.
Most notably the private schools clog up the roads. Most govt kids are on these buses.
Starting schools at 10am wouldn’t work. Parents drop kids off then go to work. Parents with kids that take buses wouldn’t be on hand to make sure their kids get on the buses.
You are right! Private school kids should be obliged to take a private bus every morning. If they want to take their kids to school every day they should have to buy a permit to reimburse the country for all the ,millions $ spent on new roads . Perhaps in the afternoon parents could pick up because of after school activities and traffic is not as bad at that time.
Telling motorists to exercise caution here is the single most pointless request ever.
Exactly!
So glad there were no children on board!!!! Hope everyone involved is doing okay.
In the old days we just put sugar in the gas tank when we wanted a day off.
Some of these schoolbus drivers drive like lunatics. I have had to reverse hastily to avoid being hit by them turning into a sideroad at speed, or have had to slam on the brakes because they stop suddenly in the middle of a roundabout to let kids off .. children are watching and learning to drive from the adults around them, and these drivers should be reported and fined heavily.
Didn’t CNS have a section for videos of poor driving?
CNS: We did and I can resurrect it if needed.
God forbid but I fear a serious mass casualty accident involving a school bus and one of those heavy-laden aggregate trucks which constantly speed along the Eastern Districts roads!!
Police seem oblivious to them!! I wonder if mostly J’can truck drivers and mostly J’can cops has anything to do with that?? Hmmm.
Heaven protect our children!!
Jamaicans Cops never charge Jamaicans