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Udupi: Express buses create terror on highway, public angry

  •   Thu, Nov 13 2014 09:36:18 AM

Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (RJP)

Udupi, Nov 13: Two buses created terror on Mangaluru-Udupi highway on Wednesday. The terror was such that the traffic on the road was affected for hours as a result of this terror.

The terror in the form of two accidents took place separately in Udyavar and Katpady. The common thing between these two accidents was both accidents involved buses from the same company A. K.M.S. a Manipal based transport company.
As per reports, in the first incident, the bus plying between Mangaluru and Udupi entered a road which was closed for traffic due to repair. The bus hit a Maruthi car near the Udyavar Katpady forest gate damaging the car badly. The driver of the car Nagaraj and his family were saved miraculously. The driver of the bus just left the bus and fled from the scene. A case has been registered at Kaup police station.


In the second incident, the bike was hit by a lorry and a bus overtaking the lorry at Katpady town. The bike has been completely destroyed. Again in this case also, the rider of the bike Satish was miraculously saved with minor injuries. A case has been registered at Kaup police station relating to this incident.

Police have taken both the buses into their possession. Meanwhile public have shown their displeasure at these accidents. They have requested the police to take strict action against the speeding drivers on the highways.

  

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  • Amit shah , Udupi

    Sat, Nov 15 2014

    Akms owners r biggest gundas in Udupi .. Whole Udupi knows that .. They don't care about any life .. They should b hanged first for creating non sense .. Police plz act now .. Plz cancel their licenses first

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  • HINDUSTANI, Manipal/Dubai

    Fri, Nov 14 2014

    Thank GOD, for miraculous escape of car owner family and biker.

    Speed breakers should be installed in all express buses.They fly buses in highway/narrowway..wherever possible.Strict punishment to be given!Poor owner of the busses has to suffer for the fault of employing these type of drivers!

    JAI HIND!

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  • Joe D'Souza, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 13 2014

    Mistake is done by Voters. Every Election time Voters elect the same Criminals to represent them.After election,the same Voters blame these criminals for Criminal activity. So which is correct?. Voters should answer themselves. Used their hand first to Vote and now they are using the head to blame

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  • Ronald, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 13 2014

    Two buses from same company, two accidents and miraculous escape in both cases?. Miracle bus company.

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  • Kusuma Kumari G, Nellore/Kodyadka

    Thu, Nov 13 2014

    Police must do regular speed checks on buses plying. This is horrible. Unless something is done about it many innocent lives will be lost. I am sure the goverment will look into this matter.

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  • Vijay, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 13 2014

    The Private Bus Owners do not permit the installation of Speed governors in their buses, if this is done and Hefty fine put on the Company breaking these rules, then slowly there would be reduced number of Fatal accidents. I always have a harrowing time driving on the highways at night, with a small car, the buses just overtake with loud illegal horns, and Bright flashing lights, there is no punishment for the same? Just because a route license cost so much, these persons trouble passengers on the road, with their high speed tactic while lumbering an unsteady whale on wheels on a highway meant for light passenger vehicles. what do people who cannot afford SUVs to do, Or should everyone just start driving Trucks?

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  • siddapur abdul raheeman saheb, siddapur/karnataka/saudi arabia

    Thu, Nov 13 2014

    It is neither the mistake of drivers of the private buses nor the owners of private buses but it is, I am sorry , the mistake of permit issuing authority.Imagine every 2 / 3 minutes interval buses are issued permit the bus driver and owner wants to earn money. RTO or whoever are issuing permits , their responsibility ends when they issued permit.

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  • Cyril Dsouza, Mumbai

    Thu, Nov 13 2014

    Its high time people should come on to the streets and take the law and order in their hands and challenge these drivers who drive so fast and do not care about the lives of common people. We should all protest together on the streets and at the DC's office and till they do not take action should not move from there then only they will show some action. We people should come together its high time

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  • N Shetty, Surathkal

    Thu, Nov 13 2014

    On this route ,accidents n Near accidents take place every day.
    One has to pray before leaving for work and again pray after returning safely !!
    No doubt it is very comfortable,cheap n the easiest way to commute between Manglore n Udupi/Manipal n beyond.
    All that the RTA's n Police have to do is NOT allow the buses to wait at the Bus stops after the Passengers have got down n got in.
    The Xpress buses wait till the next Xpress bus comes to the bustop (invariably 2 to 3 minuites )and then rushes to the next bustop to maintain his allotted time..in the bargain ,in order to make up lost time..he drives rash n in speeds much beyond the safety limit,scaring all other pedestrians/vehicles in front,back n around him !!
    Please enforce this simple thing and you will see the speeds of these Express buses automatically fall to the legal limits ..
    Also check for musical/blaring horns which are used as weapons by them..
    ..Till then I will continue to Pray........

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  • Sanjeev Kamath, Udupi/ Bahrain

    Thu, Nov 13 2014

    Coastal Karnataka people will have to sacrifice their lives on the highway till BJP comes to power in Karnataka as there is an unbreakable nexus between bus operators and State Congress.

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  • sheikh, DUBAI

    Thu, Nov 13 2014

    Mr.Nagaraj shetty(ex MLA) is from which party

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  • JNB, Bejai

    Thu, Nov 13 2014

    BJP to KJP
    KJP to DALA
    at present no party, no power,
    but tight security given...

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  • karthik.Ks, Doha/Qatar

    Thu, Nov 13 2014

    If Proper training provided to our MGR-UDUPI Super express bus drivers.I will bet they will bring "FORMULA-ONE" little to Mangalore.

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  • Shiva, Udupi / Qatar

    Thu, Nov 13 2014

    It is common that most city bus driver says " Quarter paadijyanda steraingdu kullare aapujji maaraya" what you can expect from alcoholic influenced drivers? I had a bad experience once travelling between Udupi and mangalore and I have face "Just missed" situation by drunken driver. Public has to take straight action against such drivers, if you go to police station we all know the result.

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  • Suleman Beary, Udupi

    Thu, Nov 13 2014

    As long as the reckless driver get the quick release from the police station and arrest, this is bound to happen again and again.

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  • Robin, Byndoor

    Thu, Nov 13 2014

    It looks like all the past LTTE suicide squad cadres where joined as bus drivers here.

    One can see RTOs checking the vehicles during month end (Perhaps their pocket dry during that period). They check vehicles when vehicles are moving in calm.

    They are honest enough to buses that fill and carry people like sheep. Festivals were about to start. No spaces in buses to stand and respire. RTOs don't care..

    Where are our AAP, NGOs, Social Activists ? Might be they are not travelling by buses...

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  • Tom Cat, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 13 2014

    Congress or BJP both get share from the bus lobby so requirement of a third party that is AAP.

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  • Ahmed, Mangaluru

    Thu, Nov 13 2014

    A.K.M.S. stands for "Aaj Kitne Mar Sakte"
    Bus terror on the highway is not new. Authorities failed miserably to control these demons.

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  • Albert, Mangalore

    Thu, Nov 13 2014

    Bus company owners are ministers in the Nidramayya government. Government itself is controlled by private bus owners lobby!! Poop public are helpless

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  • Mohan H Naik, Mangaluru

    Thu, Nov 13 2014

    Officials busy in minting quick bucks. No one cares innocent lives.

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  • dinesh shetty, Nitte/Dubai

    Thu, Nov 13 2014

    Irony of southcanara politician is even 8 years after commencing the road development work,the NH17/NH66 works not completed.None complaints or asks for deadline completion dates.Which indicates the flow of funds to the DK politicians.Its true is that the Mlore-Udupi route is the scariest in the world bcoz of competition with express bus operators with narrow timings.An new person has to sit holding his chest with scar.But it is common for DKiets.

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  • nelson pinto, udupi /oman

    Thu, Nov 13 2014

    Our govt is providing them the permit as they like to make more money.

    from udupi to mangalore every 1 to 2 minutes one bus available, before if we miss one then we have to wait for 10 to 15 minutes to get other bus.

    But now no, one gone with in a second other one is behind that.

    to make more money Bus drivers are going in high speed and then because of these drivers some one will lose life of something else..

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  • JR,

    Thu, Nov 13 2014

    POLICE WILL NOT TAKE ACTION AT THE BEHEST OF PEOPLE REPS. AND THEY WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE BUS OWNER IN ALL RESPECTS AND OUR LEGAL PROCEDURE WILL ALLOW SUCH INCIDENTS ON THE RISE VERY FREQUENTLY.

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