T’gana driver highly experienced, won award
Passersby Tried Unbolting Emergency Door To Rescue Victims, But It Failed To Open
Syed Akbar & Shiv Kumar Pinna TNN
Hyderabad:12.09.2018
The devout, the daily labour and the students. Little did they know that they were boarding the bus to death when they left home on Tuesday morning.
The devout had visited the temple of Sri Anjaneya Swamy, the labour were in search of livelihood and the students were on their way to schools and colleges. The bus met with an accident a short while after they had boarded it. A pall of gloom descended on three of the seven villages abutting Kondagattu as news of the accident reached there. Many victims were from Sanivarampet, Dabbu Timmayyapalle and Himatraopet villages.
The bus driver was highly experienced and won an award. The passengers thought they were in the safe hands. But fate willed otherwise.
“It was a smooth journey though the bus was packed to the last inch. It happened all of a sudden. In a flash of a second the vehicle fell down from the ghat road,” said Anjan Kumar, a villager of Rekurthi, who was following the bus on his two-wheeler. “It was all over in no time,” he said in a choked voice.
The bus was coming down the ghat road, he said adding that it soon veered away from the path.
“I thought that the driver would apply brakes and gain control,” he said.
Those passing through the ghat road rushed to the spot and broke open glass panes. They also attempted to open the emergency exit door. It did not open.
Soon more villagers gathered and pulled out victims. The district administration arranged 20 ambulances. The ghat road is not guarded with a protective wall. Officials said the road would be fenced soon.
PALL OF GLOOM: Families mourn the loss of their loved ones who died in the Kondagattu ghat road bus accident on Tuesday. Most of the victims were aged 40 and above
Passersby Tried Unbolting Emergency Door To Rescue Victims, But It Failed To Open
Syed Akbar & Shiv Kumar Pinna TNN
Hyderabad:12.09.2018
The devout, the daily labour and the students. Little did they know that they were boarding the bus to death when they left home on Tuesday morning.
The devout had visited the temple of Sri Anjaneya Swamy, the labour were in search of livelihood and the students were on their way to schools and colleges. The bus met with an accident a short while after they had boarded it. A pall of gloom descended on three of the seven villages abutting Kondagattu as news of the accident reached there. Many victims were from Sanivarampet, Dabbu Timmayyapalle and Himatraopet villages.
The bus driver was highly experienced and won an award. The passengers thought they were in the safe hands. But fate willed otherwise.
“It was a smooth journey though the bus was packed to the last inch. It happened all of a sudden. In a flash of a second the vehicle fell down from the ghat road,” said Anjan Kumar, a villager of Rekurthi, who was following the bus on his two-wheeler. “It was all over in no time,” he said in a choked voice.
The bus was coming down the ghat road, he said adding that it soon veered away from the path.
“I thought that the driver would apply brakes and gain control,” he said.
Those passing through the ghat road rushed to the spot and broke open glass panes. They also attempted to open the emergency exit door. It did not open.
Soon more villagers gathered and pulled out victims. The district administration arranged 20 ambulances. The ghat road is not guarded with a protective wall. Officials said the road would be fenced soon.
PALL OF GLOOM: Families mourn the loss of their loved ones who died in the Kondagattu ghat road bus accident on Tuesday. Most of the victims were aged 40 and above
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