BMTC bus knocks down schoolboy in Jigani

NT Correspondent Bengaluru school boy was critically injured in Jiganion Wednesday morning after a speeding BMTC bus hit him while he was trying to cross the road to board his school van. Eyewitnesses said the boy ran across the road to reach the van parked on the other side when the bus driver, despite seeing him, failed to stop or slow down. The boy was immediately rushed to hospital, where he remains in critical condition. Preliminary findings also point to negligence by the school van driver, who failed to ensure the child’s safe crossing. Locals have slammed both drivers for their carelessness, emphasising the need for better safety enforcement in school zones. Jigani police are reviewing CCTV footage to reconstruct the incident and determine culpability.