More than 40 medical students were on board when the incident occurred. the driver steered it onto the divider While attempting to bring the vehicle under control. However, a major accident was averted. A penalty has been imposed on the private operator of the bus. The incident triggered a traffic jam on the road, following which the bus was removed from the spot.
Ahmedabad: An AMTS bus carrying medical students from the AMC-run VS Hospital to Shardaben Hospital mounted a road divider near Ratiyawadi on Friday morning after its steering suddenly locked.
AMTS deputy transport manager R L Pandey stated that bus, operating on route 82, was ferrying students from VS Hospital to Shardaben Hospital on medical charter duty. Since the bus belonged to a private operator, a penalty of Rs 20,000 was imposed on the operator, Pandey added. The driver used his presence of mind to control the vehicle, thereby averting an accident, he added.