Multiple investigations have been launched into the death of a young boy who went missing from a van transporting him home from his special needs school.
Police, the coroner and WorkSafe are all making inquiries, with support from the Ministry of Education, which funds the school transport service.
The boy, who was under 10 years old, was found dead at a private residence, after he was able to exit the Ritchies Transport-operated van before he reached his home on Monday afternoon.
“A very loved young man has passed away,” the principal of the Auckland school told Stuff.
It was a “hard time for the family, as well as our whole school community”, with staff “hurting” from the loss of the boy, who had been a pupil at the school for three years.
