A Queensland woman is threatening legal action after her five-year-old daughter was left alone and trapped on a school bus.
Bobbie Langdon says her daughter Alyssa Jayde Langdon was "petrified and crying banging on the school bus doors to get out" when finally found about 7.30pm on Monday.
Ms Langdon had raised the alarm hours earlier, believing her daughter had failed to board the bus home from Jimboomba State School.
But it's believed the Year One student, apparently exhausted after the first day of the school year, fell asleep during the journey and wasn't spotted before the bus was retired for the night.
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A spokesman for Logan Coaches has told AAP "the matter is being investigated" while Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says her transport and education ministers will be asking questions about how a young child could be left behind.
Ms Langdon has warned the company to expect a letter from her lawyer.
"Alyssa was located petrified and crying banging on the school bus doors to get out," the distressed mother posted on Facebook.
"For 5 long hours she slept her heat away.
"My daughter will not be attending Jimboomba State School anymore."
Police have told AAP the little girl was found about four and half hours after the school day ended and that she'd fallen asleep. It's understood the bus had been left at a transport depot.
Ms Palaszczuk said the mother had endured "a horrific few hours" not knowing what had happened to her child.
"I think this is a wake-up call to the bus companies to ensure they do check their busses," she told ABC radio.
She said the bus company should be carrying out a thorough review to ensure nothing similar ever happens again.
"I'm quite sure that the minister for transport and the education minister will talk to the bus company."
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