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The children who died in the accident were buried on 16 October 1996. By a special decree, the prime minister Tiit Vähi declared the day a national day of mourning.
Numerous logistical mistakes were uncovered in the handling of this accident. While experts agree that it did not increase the death toll, the cabinet of ministers convened a crisis commission on 28 October 1996 to hear evidence on incident handling.
Several survivors, including the lorry driver, suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. In the following five years, the lorry driver was repeatedly hospitalised in Tartu psychiatric hospital; in the following ten years, his psychological state deteriorated, leading to experts repeatedly finding he was not competent to stand trial and prompting the supervising prosecutor to apply for a court order to force treatment on him shortly before the statute of limitations ran out.[1]
Jallo Freiethal, a surviving student in the bus and 12 years old at the time of the accident, was awarded an Order of Red Cross of the second class by president Lennart Meri on 19 February 1997 for disconnecting the school bus' batteries, thus reducing the risk of a gasoline fire.
[edit] Tags:Estonian,School Bus,Jõgeva County,Estonia,Pala Comprehensive School,Paz,Scania,Sõõru,Gsm,Tiit Vähi,Post-traumatic Stress Disorder,Tartu Psychiatric Hospital,Statute Of Limitations,Jallo Freiethal,Order Of Red Cross,Lennart Meri,Urmas Klaas,Mai Vöörmann,Maarja-liis Arujärv,Toomas Sildam,Tarmo Michelson,Tiina Kangro,Siim Randla,Categories,Transport Disasters In Estonia,Road Accidents In Estonia,Bus Accidents In Estonia, | |||||||||
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Postimees 17 October 1996: Eile oli Eestis leinapäev by Urmas Klaas
Luup 28 October 1996: Surmasõit by Mai Vöörmann, Maarja-Liis Arujärv and Toomas Sildam
Luup 14 April 1997: Pärast Pala katastroofi by Mai Vöörmann
SL Õhtuleht 11 October 2001: Meie elamata elu on kusagil olemas by Tarmo Michelson
Postimees 24 November 2004: Arstid ei luba Pala avarii põhjustajat kohtu ette
Puutepunkt March 2006: Pala bussiõnnetus – kümme aastat hiljem by Tiina Kangro
Postimees 30 May 2009: Eesti raskeimad liiklusõnnetused jäävad ajalukku
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^ SL Õhtuleht 10 February 2006: Pala õnnetuse põhjustaja saadetakse sundravile by Siim Randla
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