KINGSTON, Jamaica — Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Senator Marlon Morgan, says the ministry is moving swiftly to provide support following Tuesday’s bus crash involving students on the Dublin Castle Road in St Andrew.

Speaking after meeting with medical personnel, Senator Morgan confirmed that while three individuals remain hospitalised in stable condition, the vast majority of the 21 students involved have already been treated and discharged.

“A collective sigh of relief is being breathed at this time because there was no demise in relation to this particular accident, no fatality,” said Morgan.

Senator Morgan noted that the Ministry of Education will deploy a team of counsellors to the schools to help students and staff process the trauma.

“The ministry is going to be deploying a team of counsellors and usual support that we would dispatch to our schools to engage with the stakeholders tomorrow. Obviously, the entire school community at both Louise Bennett Coveley Primary and, of course, St Martin, de Porres primary, would have been shaken up by what transpired early this afternoon. But thankfully, the ministry has capacity and will be responding effectively,” he added.

According to Morgan, the driver of the Toyota Hiace bus involved in the crash was more severely impacted.

Preliminary reports indicate that the bus transporting students from St Martin de Porres Primary School and Louise Bennett-Coverley Primary School developed mechanical problems while traveling on the roadway.

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