Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (RD)

Mangalore, May 6: A college bus belonging to an educational institute overturned close to the college campus on Tuesday May 6 morning.

The bus belonging to an educational institution located in the outskirts of the city was carrying students when the accident occurred.

The driver of the bus, carrying girl students of an engineering college apparently lost control of his vehicle when a rear tyre burst. The accident happened at Yekkur on the National Highway 14.

It is believed that the driver of the bus reported the malfunctioning of the brake system to the administrator but he was instructed to carry on as there was no other alternative to bring in the students in time for the classes.

The driver experienced difficulty while negotiating a steep curve , lost control and the bus overturned just a few kilometers from the college. There was chaos among the students who were screaming for help. It is also reported that a lady lecturer who was pregnant was also among the passengers. Fortunately the boy students rushed to the help of their college mates and pulled the injured out of the toppled bus.

This accident should be an eye opener to fleet owners. Unless vehicles are not constantly maintained and kept in good condition, it will not be long before another similar tragedy occurs again.

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Ramesh, mangalore/ ohio
Fri, May 16 2008
I got the news from my friends studying in P.A.college that the old buses are not yet been replaced..... Is the management waiting for another painfull incidence.......????

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praveen, blore
Sun, May 11 2008
it should be an eyeopener to the PACE management...they use old buses which led to this & if the reported incident that the autorities were informed about the brake malfuction,its a cruel to the ask the driver to get students to college....serious action should be taken on this................

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Mohan Jadharo, Trafagal Square,London
Fri, May 09 2008
This is very sad to see my college in such a situation..pa college was always a second home for me..but the irresponsibilities of the authorities have shatered my thought n view about the instituion. but 1 thing is to be noted by the students that the demands should be reasonable. authorities are sp good to the students then wat is the need for a students union now. anyway strike for the cause was good.

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nazim k, kasaragod
Thu, May 08 2008
the basic infrastructure of a college is the security of students... its not that the college is strict.. if students are not there,college is not there!!!!!better solution is a students union!!!!

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Ex-student:Batch of 2005, Mangalore/Bangalore
Thu, May 08 2008
The staff/principal should realise that the safety of the students comes first and then comes conforming to the rules and regulations. The management needs to re-think its entire process.

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Kevin Rego, MIT, Massachusetts-USA
Thu, May 08 2008
Its an shocking news to hear from my old college. The chairman of college must take a serious action against the supervisor of transport facility in the college.Make a student union in college.

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ajay, UK
Thu, May 08 2008
It is sad that these things are still happening in modern India.Every vehicle in India should have an inspection test by an independepent authority like the way it is done in the UK. In the UK all vehicles have to undergo a complete 'HEALTH CHECK' on an yearly basis also called 'MOT'(Ministry of transport). This nonsense has been going on in India for the past 40 years. It is high time some one seriously sorted things out.

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Abdul Rahiman, Mudipu
Thu, May 08 2008
I strongly condemn this terrible act by the administrator of the college. I just dont understand how such a careless person can be a college admin. The Student welfare officer and the so called "admin" are responsible for this and legal action has to be taken against them immediately. They have played with the innocent lives of students and justice has to prevail. I completely support the students, in whatever step thay take. Afterall its their lives! Let them decide.

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Chandrika, Mangalore
Thu, May 08 2008
The strike seems more of a publicity stunt by students rather than a solution.

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kevin, MIT
Thu, May 08 2008
Yes.. i will condemn the localites, who didnt even thought to help the wounded students. The college authority have more than a dozen of vehicles, y didnt they bring those out???? this is ridiculous.. I appeal the brave students of PA college to lift this issue.

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Veneith Concessao, Mangalore
Wed, May 07 2008
This is not the first incident to occur with P A College of Engineering. Once before too one of the buses carrying students toppled due to negligence of the College Management.

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afsarahmed, mangalore
Wed, May 07 2008
this college is responsible for this accident ...by this accident colleage name is going to spoil and any parent will not like to send their children to tat colleage which ill take their childrens life ... accourding to me this is the 2nd case of tat colleage bus...

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Shameena Puttur, Abu Dhabi
Wed, May 07 2008
The Management should follow the Health, safety & envoirnment policy.

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Manivannan, Mudipu
Wed, May 07 2008
Administration must take into confidence the commuting students and staff not others.

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macha , blore
Wed, May 07 2008
we will strike back till v get justice...

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Arun, Mangalore
Wed, May 07 2008
Shame on the management. Don't play with young students life.

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Sujan Rao, Mangalore
Wed, May 07 2008
Atleast now I hope college management takes proper steps so that such incidents do not occur again in future...

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R S, Udupi/Dubai
Wed, May 07 2008
Is strike the only solution? The person called for the strike seems to be publicity hungry as asking for the press to be present. Please be aware due to the strike a lot others are put into inconvenience. There may be other alternatives for bringing the issue to notice of school management and improving the conditions.

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Zubaida, Mangalore
Wed, May 07 2008
The following conditions should be adhered to for college buses. 1.Regular maintenance which should be certified by authorized service centers. 2. Administration should utilize buses not older than 5 years. 3.There should be a fool proof arrangement for back up,whenever there is a vehicle break down 4.There should be a help line (telephone no.) available incase of emergencies. 5.The driver should be trained and buses should have speed governors.

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Zubaida Basheer, Valencia, Mangalore / Jubail, ksa
Wed, May 07 2008
Those who are responsible for not maintaining the bus up to standard, and irresponsible for the innocent students, Administrator must be punished under the law. By this way we can avoid such incidents. Zubaida basheer

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Student of the same college, Mangalore
Wed, May 07 2008
Being a student of the same college I went to the aid of my fellow college mates. As a car approached us on that stretch of road we signalled out to him for help in transporting one of the seriously injured, but the driver ignored our pleas for help and drove off. After sometime the same car comes around to check out the accident as though there's a show being put on. Maybe this pathetic-excuse-of-a-man apparently doesn't not want anyone to help him when he's in trouble. This is the way our local-ites are! How can people be so heartless! Don't they want to be treated well too? Doesn't everyone have a right to live??

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reshma, mangalore
Tue, May 06 2008
the buses plying from the college are not maintained upto the standards.the incident was a visible eye-opener.the administration gives a deaf ear to our problems.the college is fully responsible for the plight of the victims.

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M Nizar, Puttur /Dubai
Wed, May 07 2008
The College Management should take responsibility for this incident. College should maintain good conditioned buses

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sonal.y.karkera, bolar manglore
Wed, May 07 2008
we people have called for a strike a we request the press to be there .

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Ramesh, mangalore/ ohio

praveen, blore

Mohan Jadharo, Trafagal Square,London

nazim k, kasaragod

Ex-student:Batch of 2005, Mangalore/Bangalore

Kevin Rego, MIT, Massachusetts-USA

ajay, UK

Abdul Rahiman, Mudipu

Chandrika, Mangalore

kevin, MIT

Veneith Concessao, Mangalore

afsarahmed, mangalore

Shameena Puttur, Abu Dhabi

Manivannan, Mudipu

macha , blore

Arun, Mangalore

Sujan Rao, Mangalore

R S, Udupi/Dubai

Zubaida, Mangalore

Zubaida Basheer, Valencia, Mangalore / Jubail, ksa

Student of the same college, Mangalore

reshma, mangalore

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