School meals sicken thousands of Indonesian students
School meals sicken thousands of Indonesian students
Police said the man behind the wheel of the van last Thursday – a substitute driver who had been on the job for just two days – had barely slept before the crash and mistakenly pressed the accelerator instead of the brake as he approached a North Jakarta junior school.
Twelve children were still in intensive care as of Monday, including one who reportedly lost 18 teeth and had to undergo several reconstructive surgeries on his jaw and face.
Indonesia’s Vice-President Gibran Rakabuming Raka issued a public apology and promised a full investigation.
“On behalf of the government, I sincerely apologise and regret this incident,” he said in a statement on Thursday. “This event must not be repeated.”
