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Chania school bus incident: Two children left locked inside vehicle for hours
Two children, aged 4 and 5, were left locked inside a KTEL Chania-Rethymno school bus for approximately four to five hours on Wednesday, September 16, in the Kantanos-Selino municipality. The incident was discovered when a mother arrived at the kindergarten to deliver lunch to her child and learned the child had not arrived at school.
The bus was found parked in the Panorama Paliochora area. Upon opening the vehicle, the driver discovered both children in a distressed state. While the children are reported to be in good health, they were described by parents as being in a 'tragic state.'
Following lawsuits filed by the parents, police arrested the 45-year-old driver and the 55-year-old attendant. The attendant was permanently dismissed by KTEL Chania-Rethymno after her explanations—that the children had fallen asleep and she did not notice them during disembarkation—were deemed insufficient by the company's management. The driver and attendant were taken before a service prosecutor and subsequently released, pending a court date.
Entities
Chania · Chania Police Department · Giannis Kapsanakis · Greek Police · KTEL Chania-Rethymno · Kantanos-Selino · Ktel · Nikos Fiotakis
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.
- [● 17 SOURCES] The attendant claimed the children had fallen asleep and she did not notice them during disembarkation. www.thebest.gr · www.alfavita.gr · www.megatv.com · www.aixmi-news.gr · www.espressonews.gr · +12 more
- [● 11 SOURCES] Police arrested the 45-year-old driver and the 55-year-old attendant following lawsuits filed by parents. www.thebest.gr · www.flash.gr · www.ethnos.gr · www.newsit.gr · www.thetoc.gr · +6 more
- [● 24 SOURCES] Two children, aged 4 and 5, were left locked inside a school bus for approximately four to five hours on Wednesday, September 16. www.thebest.gr · www.flash.gr · lawandorder.gr · www.reader.gr · rethnea.gr · +18 more
- [● 18 SOURCES] The incident was discovered when a mother went to the kindergarten to deliver lunch to her child. www.thebest.gr · www.flash.gr · www.reader.gr · rethnea.gr · www.alfavita.gr · +13 more
- [● 2 SOURCES] The bus was parked in the Panorama Paliochora area of the Kantanos-Selino municipality. www.thebest.gr · www.flash.gr
- [● 18 SOURCES] KTEL Chania-Rethymno has permanently dismissed the 55-year-old school bus attendant. www.thebest.gr · www.reader.gr · rethnea.gr · www.alfavita.gr · www.haniotika-nea.gr · +13 more
- [● 17 SOURCES] Parents described the children as being in a 'tragic state,' crying and having urinated on themselves. www.thebest.gr · lawandorder.gr · www.enikos.gr · www.mononews.gr · www.aixmi-news.gr · +12 more
- [● 6 SOURCES] The driver and attendant were reportedly working this specific route for the first time. lawandorder.gr · www.aixmi-news.gr · www.enikos.gr · www.ethnos.gr