Daijiworld Media Network – Byndoor (MS)
Byndoor, Jul 22: A case is filed against Roshan Rodrigues, the driver of the ambulance which toppled at Shiroor toll plaza in which four persons were killed.
Roshan Rodrigues is discharged from the hospital, while four others are still recovering from injuries. The case is filed on Roshan based on the complaint given by toll gate personnel Deepak Shetty.
The accident occurred due to the negligence and high speed of the driver and a case under IPC sections 279, 338 and 304 is booked against the driver at Byndoor police station.
The public is questioning the behaviour of the toll gate personnel who delayed the removal of barricades and did not drive away the cow that was sitting in the lane. When an ambulance approaches the sound of siren can be heard from a distance of 500 meter and the toll gate personnel did not react quickly enough say the public. In addition, two barricades should not be kept at emergency lane which is used only for emergency vehicles and VIPs.
There is also suspicion that the ambulance did not have ABS (Anti-lock Breaking System). The ambulance is a three year old Tata Winger vehicle and it should possess ABS. If brakes with ABS is applied, it will bring the vehicle under control. But in this case the vehicle toppled instead of coming to screeching halt. So all are suspecting that ambulance did not have ABS.
Byndoor police are investigating further.