Bengaluru witnessed yet another horrifying road tragedy on Sunday when an eight-year-old child lost his life in a collision involving a BMTC bus near K.R. Market. The fatal incident, involving bus number KA57F6456, has triggered massive public anger against the city’s transport authority, which is repeatedly blamed for its reckless drivers and rising accident toll.
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According to eyewitnesses, a family travelling on a two-wheeler was struck by the BMTC bus in a shocking display of negligence. The child succumbed to injuries on the spot, plunging the grieving family and the community into despair. Locals, enraged by the sheer carelessness, caught hold of the bus driver and conductor and handed them over to the Halasuru Gate Traffic Police Station.
Public outrage against BMTC authorities
The public fury was palpable, with bystanders condemning the brazen disregard for safety that BMTC buses have come to symbolize. Citizens alleged that despite repeated accidents and loss of innocent lives, the corporation has failed to instill accountability or discipline among its staff. This incident has once again exposed the disturbing pattern of rash driving by BMTC drivers, turning city roads into death traps for ordinary commuters.
The death of a young child has reignited calls for stringent action against negligent BMTC staff and urgent reforms in the transport system. Outraged residents demand that authorities stop turning a blind eye before more innocent lives are crushed under the wheels of recklessness.