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KSRTC bus crashes on Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway, driver and conductor killed
KSRTC bus crashes on Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway, driver and conductor killed
Two men were killed and 14 others injured when a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus crashed on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway near Bidadi on Saturday morning. Police said the driver and…
The Story in Brief
Two men were killed and 14 others injured when a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus crashed on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway near Bidadi on Saturday morning. Police said the driver and conductor died at the spot, while the injured passengers, in stable condition, were taken to a hospital. Preliminary investigations suggest the driver may have dozed off, causing the bus to veer left and crash. A case has been registered and an investigation is underway, police added.
The Indian Opinion
This incident is yet another reminder of the deadly toll of driver fatigue on Indian highways. Calls for stricter enforcement of duty hours and mandatory rest stops are frequent after every such tragedy, but implementation remains weak. Will this crash finally force the transport authorities to mandate fatigue-detection systems in interstate buses? A concrete test will be whether the Karnataka government announces any specific, time-bound regulation in the next 15 days.
Source: thefederal.com
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