UWC student, 17, dies on unchaperoned school trip to Cambodia, parents urge review of guidelines

United World College (UWC) of South-east Asia, in partnership with the Karmakar family, has set up an endowment fund in Kaira's memory. - SHIN MIN DAILY NEWS FILE

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The death of a 17-year-old international school student during a school trip to Cambodia has sparked concern among several parents who want answers and a review of guidelines on overseas excursions.

Kaira Karmakar, an Indian national who was studying at United World College of South-east Asia (UWCSEA) in Dover Road, died in a road accident on June 1 while on a school trip to the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh.