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Hyderabad
RTC buses maintain dubious record
Marri Ramu
HYDERABAD: The killing spree of RTC buses on city roads is continuing. And, this year they are turning out to be more dangerous with 12 deaths already added to their credit.
Whether it is reckless driving, lack of respect to road usage rules, negligence or little concern for life, the RTC buses have achieved the dubious distinction of killing people in the form of road accidents. While 68 persons were killed in road accidents involving RTC buses in 2010, the figure stood at 12 deaths till February 17 this year.
Thirty four persons sustained injuries in 40 accidents this year while 222 were hurt in 266 accidents the previous year.
Among the dead in February are a fifth standard student of St. Ann's school in Bollarum, Kusuma Sahiti, 10; an Intermediate first year student, Sandhya, 18, and a degree student of Nrupthunga college, N. Nagaraju, 21.
Sahiti was sitting pillion on the Scooty being driven by her mother when the RTC bus ploughed the two-wheeler from behind at Bollarum. Due to the impact of collision, she was thrown off the vehicle.
Sandhya was walking on the road when a bus knocked her down at Dilsukhnagar bus depot.
Nagaraju tried to catch a moving bus at VST near RTC crossroads and came under the wheels of the bus.
“These three accidents and most others could have been avoided had the drivers beencautious,” investigators probing the cases said. A good number of commuters too feel the same.
Despite honking and dipping lights, drivers of RTC buses don't care and drive at their will resulting in accidents, says an electrician Raju. Attempts to zoom past others on congested roads is another reason and shows the drivers' reckless behaviour, he opines.
Little effect
The traffic police officials maintain they tried their bit to control accidents by writing and holding meetings with the higher-ups in RTC. The frequently reported accidents suggest that the meetings and letters have little effect on the erring drivers.
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