No less than 37 young students of a Faisalabad school were killed, and 73 others injured, when their bus returning after a picnic at Kallar Kahar, tumbled into a ravine. That the school administration wanted a picnic for its charges was unexceptionable, and this was a well-known spot where special arrangements had been made. However, that a 68-seater local bus was hired for 103 students and seven members of staff indicates that the bus had been grossly overloaded, and another bus could easily have been hired. Only the desire of the school administration to save money explains a decision that caused considerable discomfort. The driver of the ill-fated vehicle has apparently escaped, raising the suspicion that he may not have had a driving licence, another abuse which is much too common among those who ply buses for hire. The tragedy was one of neglect, which had extended to the school principal being among those killed, but that does not mean that safety precautions could not have been taken, especially in the case of a school, where parents put their children in the charge of others. However, it is also worth noting that the approaches to Kallar Kahar are fraught with risk, and it has been considered a feat of engineering enough for roads to have been built here, let alone safe ones. Because of the terrain, there are plenty of ravines right next to the roadside. However, this should engender caution, and going overloaded into such an area is not only a threat to the machine, but also its human cargo. There will be mourning indeed in Faisalabad, as the city receives the departed, but that mourning will only gain meaning if there are lessons learnt for the future from this accident, mostly about the dangers of overloading, and the need for prevention to be ensured. There should not be a sudden crackdown by authorities, followed by a relaxation until the next disaster. Only constant vigilance will ensure long-lasting safety.