Mother awarded RM17,573 after son falls through rotten bus floor
KUALA LUMPUR: A six-year legal battle for justice ended for a mother after the High Court in Kota Baru, Kelantan, found multiple parties liable for her 12-year-old son’s death when he plunged through a rotten bus floor during a school trip.
In a landmark legal case in Kelantan, a mother has been awarded RM17,573 after her 12-year-old son tragically fell through a rotten bus floor during a school trip. The High Court in Kota Baru found multiple parties responsible for the death of Wan Mohammed Adam Mohd Suria, including the bus driver, bus owner, school headmaster, and education authorities.
The incident occurred on July 4, 2019, when a group of 31 standard six pupils from Sekolah Kebangsaan Tok Bok, Kelantan, travelled to Bukit Kluang, Terengganu for an English Booster Week UPSR 2019 programme. Adam tragically fell through the rotten floor at KM 12 of Jalan Pasir Puteh-Machang-Grik and died at the scene. Judge Mohd Rosli Yusoff concluded that the accident would have been preventable if the bus driver had exercised proper control, stopped the bus if pupils refused to follow instructions, and if the bus owner had replaced the damaged and rotten floor.
The school headmaster also failed to provide accompanying teachers or officers, leading to his liability. The university, iNED, and the Education Department were held vicariously responsible for the headmaster's negligence. The court rejected the family's request for RM1 million in aggravated and exemplary damages.
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