A 53-year-old woman passenger died due to a rash bus driver and a badly designed Outer Ring Road stretch. The residents allege that the BBMP was as much at fault for the faulty road elevation.
S Savitri was travelling with 50 other passengers in a Tamil Nadu public transport bus (TN23N 2115). Seated in the back seat with her family members, the bus was ferrying her from Silk Board on Outer Ring Road towards HSR Layout. On the night of December 24 at around 1.35am, the bus driver was driving rashly and zig-zagging all over the road.
When the passengers complained that they were being thrown out of their seats due to his rash driving, he did not take heed and continued with his style. When he approached the ORR stretch opposite the Sowbhagya petrol bunk on 19th Main in Sector 4, he did not notice the road’s bumpy elevation and the passengers flew in the air yet again.
However, this time, it cost the life of Savitri who was immediately rushed to Greenview hospital and later St John’s Hospital where she was declared dead at 4.30am. She had sustained a massive injury to her chest due to the impact of the rod in the bus seat in front of her. After admitting her to Greenview hospital, bus driver Jaishankar K (42 years) took the bus and went towards Banaswadi. The driver faces several counts of offences, from rash driving to causing death due to negligence, among others.
