The case of BEST bus hitting more than 50 people near Kurla railway station in mumbai and killing 8 people in this incident has not yet cooled down that a very serious case of negligence in driving a bus has come to light in Mumbai. The driver of the bus taking school children on a picnic in Andheri area of mumbai was found to be drunk. Sahar traffic police personnel noticed a private bus on Andheri-Kurla road near Western Express Highway in Andheri area of mumbai, which was moving ahead staggeringly. When the traffic police got suspicious, the private bus was stopped under the Andheri flyover.
The driver and cleaner of the bus were taken into custody
When the bus was stopped and investigated, it was found that the driver and the cleaner were drunk and were so intoxicated that both of them started sleeping on the seat of the bus. The small children and their teacher sitting inside were unaware of the negligence of the driver and the cleaner. The traffic police of Mumbai's Sahar division stopped the bus on the side and detained the driver and cleaner.
accident averted due to the alertness of the traffic police!
A major accident was averted due to the alertness of the traffic police of Mumbai's Sahar division. In the preliminary investigation by the police, it has been revealed that school students of Yogiraj sri krishna Vidyalaya located in Sakinaka, mumbai were being taken for picnic in different buses. The school picnic was going from Sakinaka to Gorai Chowpatty. At 9:30 in the morning, the bus left Sakinaka school and reached Andheri-Kurla, when the bus driver started driving the bus falteringly.
40 children were going on picnic in the bus
About 40 children and a school teacher were on board the bus, who had no idea that the driver and cleaner were drunk. After this incident, the principal of the school and many parents were called. The driver and cleaner have been taken into custody and legal action is being taken. In the preliminary investigation, it is reported that the bus service for picnic was provided by Tour Operation yogesh Yadav. Statements could not be recorded as the driver and cleaner were drunk. Another driver was provided for the bus and the bus was sent for the children's picnic. police sources are saying that the bus can also be seized after returning from the picnic.
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