A mother is calling for seatbelts on school buses after multiple crashes, including one involving an Otamatea High School bus (pictured) in Northland, last year. A mother of two says children travelling on school buses in rural areas with no seatbelts is a fatal accident waiting to happen. RNZ / Robin Martin The cordon near the scene of the school bus crash in Taranaki. Supplied A school bus crash on State Highway 65, near Murchison, earlier this month, left eight children injured. White said while seatbelts were not mandatory for buses, increasingly new buses used for tour and long-distance services were equipped with seatbelts.

Source: Stuff March 14, 2021 09:56 UTC