Words of solace were insufficient for Rajesh D. Nair, who lost his only daughter Diya in the tourist bus crash that shocked the whole State on Thursday. Ministers K. Krishnankutty and M.B. Rajesh and V.K. Sreekandan, MP, did their best to console him as he sobbed out his pain and anger by the side of his daughter’s body at the District Hospital here.
“Study tours have given way for jolly excursions these days. There should be a restriction on them,” whimpered Mr. Nair. He was angry with the authorities of Baselios Vidyanikethan Senior Secondary School, Vettikkad, for poor communication in the wake of the midnight accident.
Like most parents of the school, Mr. Nair from Mulanthuruthy too woke up at midnight to learn that his Class 10 daughter was seriously injured after their school bus got involved in a road crash. His attempts to know more about his daughter’s condition were met with a cold response from the school officials.
