I am not normally "moved to tears" over things that happen in the news, nor am I particularly impressed with all the internet "Sympathy" twaddle that typically gets poured out when bad things happen (I agree with Boris over this one) But the news of this terrible coach crash has actually got to me!
The Aberfan disaster is one of my earliest really powerful memories. Even at the age of 6 I could appreciate the enormity of the catastrophie. This coach crash is like a mini Aberfan! It has ripped the heart out of this community! It will take generations to recover (even supposing it ever does)
Public transport generally has a very good safety record, but when it goes wrong it goes wrong badly. Not only can casualties be heavy, but even worse, almost by definition, the casualties are often linked, they all have something in common, the same town, the same company, whatever and as a consequence the wider effects are far more severe than (say) a similar number of casualties scattererd randomly over the whole county in individual transport accidents.
As I said, I normally regard such statements as being a bit cheesey, but this time My thoughts really are with them!