As the norm, when schools close and examinations are concluded, pupils go on wild parties – sometimes ending in regret. And when the ter...
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As the norm, when schools close and examinations are concluded, pupils go on wild parties – sometimes ending in regret.
And when the term ended, hundreds of students commandeered 50 taxis to block a road and get drunk while they partied the night away as if tomorrow would never come – and it never did for some.
In the middle of the mayhem, another taxi slammed into the group, killing two girls instantly – and the party become a funeral.
As we mourn the sad of lives, we also bring expert advice to parents on how to monitor your children during school holidays to avoid such accidents.
Another kid lost his life, injuring three more people early on Sunday outside the Eyethu Night Club in Port Elizabeth. Because the club outlawed under age people to enter, they imbibed outside instead, revealed police spokesman Captain Andre Beetge.
“While they were drinking a taxi collided with six of them, killing two girls aged between 14 and 17 instantly. A 19-year-old man was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital. Three other men were seriously injured and admitted to Dora Nginza Hospital,” said Captain Beetge.
After the incident, the driver sped off from the scene and culpable homicide case has been opened. “The taxi sped away from the scene. A case of culpable homicide has been opened. We urge parents to come forward to identify the dead and injured pupils.”
The unnecessary loss of lives has irked authorities.
“Schools and parents should be more proactively involved in the lives of their children, especially as school holidays approach. I have instructed a full investigation into this accident to track down the driver,” said the local commander.
After the incident, the driver sped off from the scene and culpable homicide case has been opened. “The taxi sped away from the scene. A case of culpable homicide has been opened. We urge parents to come forward to identify the dead and injured pupils.”
The unnecessary loss of lives has irked authorities.
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| Students Party Ends in Tragedy |
Recently, another pens down party claimed the lives of students. At least 22 teenagers, the youngest possibly just 13, died at the weekend after a night out at a township tavern in South Africa, in a tragedy whose cause remains unclear.
Many are thought to have been students celebrating the end of their high-school exams on Saturday night, provincial officials said. Authorities say investigation into the cause of the death has been launched.
There were no visible wounds on the bodies. Officials have ruled out a stampede as a possible cause and said autopsies would determine if the deaths could be linked to poisoning.
Crowds of people, including parents whose children were missing, gathered on Sunday outside the tavern where the tragedy happened in the city of East London, while mortuary vehicles collected the bodies, an AFP correspondent saw.
Senior government officials rushed to the southern city. They included national Police Minister Bheki Cele, who broke down in tears after emerging from a morgue where the bodies were being stored.
"It's a terrible scene," he told reporters. "They are pretty young. When you are told they are 13 years, 14 years and you go there and you see them. It breaks (you)."
The provincial government of Eastern Cape said eight girls and 13 boys had died. Seventeen were found dead inside the tavern. The rest died in hospital.
Drinking is permitted for over-18s in township taverns, commonly known as shebeens, which are often situated cheek by jowl with family homes or, in some cases, inside the homes themselves.
But safety regulations and drinking-age laws are not always enforced. "We have a child that was there, who passed away on the scene," said the parents of a 17-year-old girl.
"This child, we were not thinking was going to die this way. This was a humble child, respectful," said grieving mother Ntombizonke Mgangala, standing next to her husband outside the morgue.
To avoid such tragedies, experts believe that the following will help students to keep out of trouble during school holidays.
Many are thought to have been students celebrating the end of their high-school exams on Saturday night, provincial officials said. Authorities say investigation into the cause of the death has been launched.
There were no visible wounds on the bodies. Officials have ruled out a stampede as a possible cause and said autopsies would determine if the deaths could be linked to poisoning.
Crowds of people, including parents whose children were missing, gathered on Sunday outside the tavern where the tragedy happened in the city of East London, while mortuary vehicles collected the bodies, an AFP correspondent saw.
Senior government officials rushed to the southern city. They included national Police Minister Bheki Cele, who broke down in tears after emerging from a morgue where the bodies were being stored.
"It's a terrible scene," he told reporters. "They are pretty young. When you are told they are 13 years, 14 years and you go there and you see them. It breaks (you)."
The provincial government of Eastern Cape said eight girls and 13 boys had died. Seventeen were found dead inside the tavern. The rest died in hospital.
Drinking is permitted for over-18s in township taverns, commonly known as shebeens, which are often situated cheek by jowl with family homes or, in some cases, inside the homes themselves.
But safety regulations and drinking-age laws are not always enforced. "We have a child that was there, who passed away on the scene," said the parents of a 17-year-old girl.
"This child, we were not thinking was going to die this way. This was a humble child, respectful," said grieving mother Ntombizonke Mgangala, standing next to her husband outside the morgue.
To avoid such tragedies, experts believe that the following will help students to keep out of trouble during school holidays.
- Aim for a 'Holiday Plan’
- Get a structure in place
- Encourage healthy sleep patterns
- Create a focus
- Choices and responsibility
- Expect some mishaps
- Keep talking
- Encourage a new skill or experience
- Do something together
- Make time for yourself
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