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BENGALURU: As many as 60 passengers on board a burning bus (KA57 F 4568) belonging to Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) were evacuated in less than two-minutes by bus driver Jayachandra and conductor Chowdappa after it caught fire on Monday at around 5.10 am near HAL bus stop in Bengaluru city. However, a technical team of BMTC's Chief Mechanical Engineer began an inquiry to ascertain the exact cause of the fire incident which left the bus completely gutted. The BMTC bus belonging to depot-51 reached HAL bus stop when the driver Jayachandra came across fire in the vehicle's engine. Together with bus conductor Chowdappa, swung into action and safely evacuated all the passengers from the burning bus owing to their presence of mind. The evacuated passengers were sent onward by another bus. While Jayachandra and Chowdappa were engaged in safe evacuation of passengers on board, personnel attached to Karnataka Fire and Emergency Services were alerted and they reached the spot in a quick time to extinguish the fire. However, the bus had been gutted completely by then. BMTC, in a statement stated, reiterated that passenger safety is of the highest priority and assured that all necessary technical measures will be taken immediately to prevent recurrence of such incidents in future.
New Delhi/Mumbai, Jul 13 (PTI) A five-member team, headed by 56-year-old Sanjay Kumar Singh, is probing the fatal crash of the Air India aircraft last month in Ahmedabad that killed 260 people. Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) Director Singh is the Investigator-in-Charge and Deputy Director Jasbir Singh Larhga is the Chief Investigator. Also Read | Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Approves To Install CCTV Cameras in All 74,000 Coaches To Enhance Passenger Safety. There are also three Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officials in the investigation team -- Deputy Dir ...Read More >
Over 50 passengers narrowly escaped a potentially deadly accident early Monday when a BMTC bus caught fire near the HAL bus stop in Bengaluru. The incident occurred at around 5.10 am on the KBS-Kadugodi route, sending commuters into panic. Officials confirmed that the fire originated in the engine compartment and quickly spread, engulfing the bus. Thanks to the quick thinking of driver Jayachandra and conductor Chowdappa, all passengers were safely evacuated before the flames could cause harm. N ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The status report on the stampede at the Chinnaswamy stadium here that left 11 people dead has blamed the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), their event management partner M/s DNA Networks Private Ltd, and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) for unilaterally organising RCB's massive victory parade and celebration without prior permission or furnishing mandatory details to city authorities. The report has been submitted to the High Court, government sources said. According to the report, at about 6.30 pm, just hours before the IPL final between RCB and Punjab Kings (PBKS ...Read More >
Bengaluru, September 15: A quick-thinking driver helped save all 75 passengers travelling in a BMTC bus, which was gutted by fire within minutes of the blaze being noticed. The bus attached to the government-run Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) was gutted by fire on Monday morning. But thanks to the quick action of the driver, all 75 passengers escaped unhurt. Smoke and flames started emanating from the moving bus, and within minutes, the fire engulfed the entire vehicle, destroying it. According to police, the bus bearing registration number KA 57 F 4568 was travelling fro ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) A quick-thinking driver helped save all 75 passengers travelling in a BMTC bus, which was gutted by fire within minutes of the blaze being noticed. The bus attached to the government-run Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) was gutted by fire on Monday morning. But thanks to the quick action of the driver, all 75 passengers escaped unhurt. Smoke and flames started emanating from the moving bus, and within minutes, the fire engulfed the entire vehicle, destroying it. According to police, the bus bearing registration number KA 57 F 4568 was tr ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The status report on the stampede at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru that left 11 people dead has blamed the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), their event management partner M/s DNA Networks Private Ltd, and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) for unilaterally organising RCB's massive victory parade and celebration without prior permission or furnishing mandatory details to city authorities. The report has been submitted to the High Court, government sources said. According to the report, at about 6.30 pm, just hours before the IPL final between RCB and Punjab Kin ...Read More >
New Delhi/Mumbai, Jul 13 (PTI) A five-member team, headed by 56-year-old Sanjay Kumar Singh, is probing the fatal crash of the Air India aircraft last month in Ahmedabad that killed 260 people. Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) Director Singh is the Investigator-in-Charge and Deputy Director Jasbir Singh Larhga is the Chief Investigator. There are also three Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officials in the investigation team -- Deputy Director Vipin Venu Varakoth, Assistant Director Veeraragavan K, and Air Safety Officer Vaishnav Vijayakumar. On June 12, Air India's ...Read More >