Bus with 60 students detained for an hour on the shoulder of Highway 6 - due to its owner's debt

A bus carrying 60 students from Ramat HaSharon was detained on the shoulder of Highway 6 for an hour, after inspectors stopped the driver due to a debt owed by the transportation company. Parents claimed the children were endangered and that police were indifferent. Highway 6 stated the action was carried out according to procedures.

A bus carrying 60 fifth-grade students from the "Kiryat Yearim" school in Ramat HaSharon was detained for about an hour on the shoulder of Highway 6, after inspectors stopped the driver due to a debt of 400,000 shekels owed by the transportation company. The students were on their way to a trip in the Jerusalem hills. Accompanying parents claimed the bus was stopped on a narrow shoulder, endangering the children, and that they contacted the police requesting security at the scene but no patrol car was sent. One parent called the conduct "holding children as hostages." Highway 6 stated the action was carried out according to procedures and that they were unaware of student passengers. The bus continued on its way after the payment was arranged. The police stated the matter is not their responsibility.