2015年CRI 幼儿园公共汽车事故引发安全担忧

 

The accident happened in the city of Guiping in Guangxi.

A passenger van, only designed to carry 11, lost control and slammed into a roadside lake, leaving two children dead and 21 others injured.

Four of the children remain in intensive care.

17 others remain under observation.

Liu Hang, director of Emergency Care at Guiping People's Hospital, says the children under observation are expected to pull through.

"We have no idea how much water is left inside their bodies, so they need stay here for three to five more days. They will be discharged only after we make sure they have recovered. We don't want to see them leave and then run into problems at home. As such, we will continue to treat them."

The minibus was carrying 24 children and a teacher when the accident took place, which is more than double the maximum occupancy of the bus.

Liu Yejun is a parent in the school system in the city of Guiping.

"We usually don't count how many students on board, though its roughly a dozen students. The van is overcrowded virtually every time."

Many schools in China's rural areas contract a private vehicle to take students to and from school, as a legitimate¹ school bus is often far too expensive.

A certified² school bus in China can cost between 100-thousand to 500-thousand yuan.

Additional costs such as insurance, fuel, maintenance and a driver can reach up to 50-thousand yuan annually³, which is well beyond the means of many schools in rural China.

More government subsidies⁴ are being demanded to help rural schools afford proper school buses.

The crash in Guiping is the latest of accidents involving unregistered school buses in China overloaded⁵ with young children, sometimes causing fatal tragedies.

For CRI, I'm Niu Honglin.

1 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

2 certified   

a.经证明合格的；具有证明文件的

参考例句：

• Doctors certified him as insane. 医生证明他精神失常。
• The planes were certified airworthy. 飞机被证明适于航行。

3 annually   

adv.一年一次，每年

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。

4 subsidies   

n.补贴，津贴，补助金( subsidy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。
• Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 overloaded   

a.超载的，超负荷的

参考例句：

• He's overloaded with responsibilities. 他担负的责任过多。
• She has overloaded her schedule with work, study, and family responsibilities. 她的日程表上排满了工作、学习、家务等，使自己负担过重。