Action against KSRTC bus driver for violating rules on expressway

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru: An incident involving a KSRTC bus “speeding and recklessly travelling in the wrong direction” on the BengaluruMysuru expressway, thereby instilling fear in other drivers, has been reported within the jurisdiction of Bidadi Police Station.

A member of the public posted a video on social media where the driver of the KSRTC bus number KA10F0492 was driving in the opposite direction on the Bengaluru-Mysuru National Express Highway near Kothi Anjaneyaswamy Temple in Bidadi hobali Hanumanthanagar.

Based on the post, a case was registered against the bus driver at the Bidadi Police Station. On July 14, at 10.41 am, a KSRTC bus driver was driving the bus from Bidadi Seshagirihalli Toll Plaza on the Hanumantanagar road towards Mysuru on the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway from the “opposite direction”.

At this time, it is confirmed from the video that he was driving at high speed and recklessly in front of the vehicles moving towards Bengaluru.

It is illegal for a KSRTC bus driver to drive in the wrong direction on the express highway, causing fear to drivers of other vehicles and endangering the lives of vehicle occupants.

It was found that the said bus belonged to the Chamarajanagar depot and left for Mahadeshwarabetta from Bengaluru.

The matter was informed to the depot manager and a suo motu case was registered against the driver. Bidadi police said that the bus will be taken into custody soon.