Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Feb 10: A city bus that had collided with a scooter near Nanthoor bus stand last Wednesday, leading to the death of a pillion rider, was on Monday involved in yet another accident after it rammed into a motorcycle at Gurpur Kaikamba.
On Monday afternoon, the bus was heading towards Kaikamba via Vamanjoor when it hit a bike. Following the impact, the motorcycle fell under the moving bus. The rider sustained minor injuries and narrowly escaped serious harm. No case has been registered in connection with this incident.
The driver who had hit the scooter at Nanthoor last Wednesday was not driving the bus on Monday. Following the Nanthoor incident, that driver had been arrested.
In another incident reported on Monday evening near Kottara Chowki in the city, a private express bus that had suffered a tyre puncture was allegedly driven negligently, putting a couple travelling on a two-wheeler at risk. The couple narrowly escaped from the dangerous situation.
Members of the public stopped the bus, and traffic police questioned the driver. When the driver reportedly gave a casual reply asking whether anyone had come under the bus, traffic police took serious note of the behaviour and imposed a fine before allowing him to leave.