Letter.

Letter Published in The National UAE on 18 Feb 22 Regarding Salam Al Amir's article Ajman Pupil dies after being run over by school bus (Feb 16): this was really tragic. The tiny emirate has seen much development over the decades. Traffic has increased too. It was heartbreaking to read that the bus driver drove forward without paying attention and ran over the 12-year-old. If only the driver had been a little more careful. Fleeting absent mindedness on the road can have the gravest consequences. Such incidents cannot always be anticipated but when the worst does happen, as in this case, the loss is unbearable, as in this case, for the family of little Sheikha Hassan. Whatever punishment is meted out to the driver, who could well be stricken with guilt and remorse, and regardless of compensation given to the victim's family, it won't bring the child back to her dear parents. I felt sad reading this. The emirate is where my office was situated, on a busy street, back in the days when I worked in the UAE. K Ragavan, Bengaluru, India