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Kasargod: Speeding bus kills woman, angry locals protest, block traffic

  •   Thu, Jul 23 2015 10:02:11 PM

Stephan Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network - Kasargod

Kasargod, Jul 23: A speeding private bus rammed into a bike on the national highway near the new bus stand here on Thursday July 23, killing a woman and injuring her husband and son. Tense atmosphere prevailed following the accident, as angry mob attacked the bus.

Razia (26), wife of Haneef, a resident of Anangoor Bedira, was killed in the accident. Haneef (35), and the couple's son Ameen were injured and admitted to a private hospital in Kasargod.

The three were going by bike from old bus stand when a speeding Mahaganesh bus moving from Neerchal to Kasargod smashed into their bike. Due to the impact, Razia was thrown on to the road and the bus moved over her, killing her on the spot. The speed of the bus was so high that even after ramming into the bike, it moved forward several metres before coming to a stop.

The locals who rushed to the spot took the injured Haneef and Ameen to the hospital.

The bus driver, conductor and cleaner escaped from the spot soon after the accident.

Angered by the accident, a group of locals pelted stones at the bus and shattered its windshield. Tension prevailed at the spot as the locals stopped all private buses passing by that road and held a flash protest blocking the traffic along Kasargod-Mangaluru route for over an hour. The protestors also expressed against the media and allegedly assaulted a cameraman of a local channel and snatched away his camera.

The police who arrived at the spot managed to bring the situation under control.

Haneef, who works in the Gulf, had come down to his hometown for Eid. His family moved into a new house only a few days ago.

A case has been registered in the town traffic police station.

Eyewitnesses said that the bus driver's negligence and recklessness had caused the accident. Though there are speed limits, buses move at a high speed beyond the stipulated limits and cause accidents now and again. Though speed governors have been made mandatory, they have become just ornamental, alleged the locals. "Accidents take place because neither the traffic department nor the police are serious about implementing traffic rules," they said.
  

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  • satya, mangalore

    Sat, Jul 25 2015

    I am surprised by Krishna Bhats comments that bike riders are responsible for the accident and not the bus driver. What a pity. Instead of accepting reality, Mr. Bhat is supporting the culprit whose negligence killed an innocent. It is also a point to be noted that the bus driver was in drunken state. Strict action should be take against such irresponsible drivers and the bus owner should be made to pay high compensation to the deceased family. I don't think Mr. Bhat would have made same statement in case the dead woman is Laxmi or Gayatri or Kalpana. Am I correct Mr. Bhat?

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  • SUHAN, Mangalore

    Sat, Jul 25 2015

    May be the bus belongs to him

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  • gj,

    Fri, Jul 24 2015

    i saw a yellow bus ramming into another near Nandigudda this morning. Many were injured. I want this matter to be taken seriously and the bus driver enquired. Hope legal action is taken against driver/conductor of the bus.

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  • Afthab, Shivbagh. Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 24 2015

    inna lillahi wa inna ilahi rajoon.
    These days its highly dangerous to ride 2 wheelers.the authorities should take action against the bus drivers n the owners. There must be speed limits within the city.
    The bus drivers think they are in the city race tracks.
    The authorities must stop all the express busses coming to the city, Be it private or govt, to curb the traffic menace.

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  • krishna bhatt, mangalore

    Fri, Jul 24 2015

    Here why to blame on Bus driver, Mistake is not om he Part of the BUS or Driver. Bike Riding with 3 person is the negligent way of road using.

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  • gj,

    Fri, Jul 24 2015

    I do not know in this particular case. But Bus drivers must be blamed. Look at how nastily they drive. You will know if you too ride a small vehicle. I'm bothered about bus drivers' driving in Kudla

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  • Eulalia Dsouza, Bijai/ Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 24 2015

    May Her Soul Rest in peace. It is so sad a young life has gone, yet again, rash driving & negligence of drivers.! Unless our RTO s start suspending licence of erring drivers, these accidents will continue n innocent people will keep dying like this.
    Now bus owner will come, pay off to police people and case will just die a slow death, while a family has lost a young lady, a wife n a mother..!!

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  • christine, manglore

    Fri, Jul 24 2015

    Sad lost life, as destiny written by God, when death bell rings no one can stop may any coast, May god comport the family members to overcome the situation.
    drivers must be always peaceful when come to duty, many lives defends in their hands, if their mind have many things, tense they can't focus only in driving, in that can mistakes also can happen, some time tragedy, sometime race.so all must pray for drivers and as traveling safety self protection and passengers too. Felting stones and damaging no use,

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  • Suzie Pinto, Udupi/Mumbai

    Fri, Jul 24 2015

    Travelling on a motorbike is always an open risk. A bus and a car can in some degree guard you from the impact of an accident, if ever happens.

    Very sad! The irresponsible and don't-care attitude of the driver has brought sorrow to Haneef and family.

    Unless very strict measures and laws are implemented by the authorities viz.confiscating driving license and barring the driver from driving for the next 5 years or imprisonment for loss of life of the victim can deter these rash drivers. Or else this is bound to repeat.

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  • Kevin Vas, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 24 2015

    Pelting stones to the bus and damaging bus is of no use. It is huge Loss for the bus owner. Driver is the main culprit, unnecessarily they r over speeding and causing accident.

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  • KRPrabhu, B'luru

    Fri, Jul 24 2015

    Those who want to ejoy shiradi ghat ride by car/bike can do it within three months from now.Because expiry date of new road is only that much!
    Bekaadare kaadu nodi!!!
    2008 June ninda naanu ee dombaraata nodutiddene!!!

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  • mohammed siddique, ullal mukkachery

    Fri, Jul 24 2015

    Inna nillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiwoon.

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  • Joe Gonsalves, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 24 2015

    It is a common sight to see buses speeding not only in Kerala but also in several roads in Mangalore and the in the district of Dakshina Kanada and perhaps all over India.

    It is time that The Government views this situation seriously and orders all bus owners to fit SPEED GOVERNORS to the buses

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  • SUHAN, Mangalore

    Fri, Jul 24 2015

    Very sad incident. There should be a severe punishment equal to murder if innocents lost life due to the sheer negligence of drivers. There should be camera and tracking system at key points to judge the vehicle movements.

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  • nowfal, kasaragod

    Fri, Jul 24 2015

    There is also a report that driver is drunken.

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  • Mohammed Ilyas Byndoor/Dubai.U.A.E, Byndoor/Dubai.U.A.E

    Thu, Jul 23 2015

    Very sad, Inna nillahi wa inna ilaihi rajiwoon.

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  • Abdul kader,, vidyanagar. kasaragod

    Thu, Jul 23 2015

    inna lillahi wa inna ilahi rajoon.

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