After being abandoned on a school bus in Qatif on Sunday afternoon, a 5-year-old Saudi kid died.
According to a representative of the Eastern Region’s Education Department, Hassan Alawi passed away after the driver of the hired private bus exited the vehicle without making sure that any kids were still inside. This information was provided to Al Arabiya.
On Sunday, the mercury climbed to a high of 40 degrees Celsius in Qatif.
According to the spokesman, a working committee has been formed to visit the impacted school and make sure that the correct protocols are being followed in order to prevent such events from occurring in the future.
The department also expressed its sincere grief over the dead child’s passing and sent its sympathies to his family.