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School bus (symbolic image): The children are said to have been locked in the air-conditioned bus for between 10 and 30 minutes
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A 58-year-old bus driver is said to have not let more than 40 elementary school children in Lower Saxony out of his bus in a parking lot. The bus ride from the primary school in the city of Verden an der Aller took much longer than normal due to a traffic jam, police said.
In a parking lot, the bus driver should be replaced for health reasons, said a spokesman for the police. While waiting for the new driver, he did not let the children get off the air-conditioned bus for between 10 and 30 minutes, according to the information.
Investigations on suspicion of deprivation of liberty
The parking lot was located on a busy road, which is why the bus driver allegedly acted out of caution, the spokesman said. None of the schoolchildren were physically injured. However, children and parents were upset and upset.
The police have opened an investigation on suspicion of deprivation of liberty against the bus driver.
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