In the primary accident, OkayK. George, 53, of Mulanthuruthy, was killed when a bus belonging to an engineering school rammed his bike from behind, grievously injuring him, on the Mulanthuruthy-Arakkunnam Road round 8.30 a.m. According to the primary info report, the driving force of the school bus drove recklessly and hit the bike, inflicting the sufferer to collide with a lorry in entrance beneath the affect.
Though he was rushed to a close-by hospital, he succumbed to his accidents. The Mulanthuruthy police have registered a case and booked the driving force.
In the second incident, Muhammed Salim, 42, a Kodungalloor resident employed by a web-based aggregator, was knocked down by a personal bus close to the South Kalamassery flyover round 9.30 a.m. on Monday. He was allegedly thrown beneath the bus on affect and suffered critical accidents. He was reportedly on responsibility and heading in the direction of Aluva to choose up a supply when his bike was hit by the bus travelling in the identical route. Though he was rushed to the Government Medical College Hospital, Kalamassery, he succumbed to his accidents.
The Kalamassery police have registered a case. In each incidents, the drivers have been booked beneath Sections 218 (rash driving or using on a public means) and 106(1) (inflicting dying by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Two weeks in the past, one other rushing personal bus claimed the lifetime of an 18-year-old graduate scholar close to the Ernakulam Town Hall. He was fatally knocked down from behind by the bus whereas making an attempt to overhaul a automobile. The Ernakulam Town North police booked the driving force on the non-bailable cost of culpable murder not amounting to homicide and had him remanded.
Since then, the State Human Rights Commission has registered a suo motu case primarily based on media studies of the accident. Commission Chairperson Alexander Thomas has directed the District Collector to convene a gathering with the District Police Chief (Kochi City), Regional Transport Officer, head of the Road Safety Authority, and the Corporation Secretary to take instant measures to curb over-speeding and reckless operation of personal buses within the metropolis. The Collector has additionally been requested to tell the Commission inside 4 weeks in regards to the measures taken following the assembly.
Published – August 04, 2025 08:30 pm IST
