Bengaluru, Mar 14: An 18-year-old girl student was crushed to death by a BMTC bus inside the Yeshwantpur bus terminal on Saturday.
Around 4 pm, when Rohini was crossing from Platform 3 to 5 on the first floor of the multi-storeyed building, a bus reversed into her and compressed her against another on Platform 4.
Studying at Bangalore Medical College to become a lab technician, Rohini was the daughter of Ravi Shankar and Vishalamma. She was with her mother at the time of the tragedy.
Route No 271R, that plies on the Yeshwanthapur-Jalahalli-Yeshwanthpur route, was parked, while another bus was preparing to move.
Vishalamma crossed the narrow path between the buses, and Rohini followed her. The driver did not notice her, and started reversing to exit from the platform.
Rohini's head was severely injured. Onlookers rushed her to Columbia Asia Hospital where doctors declared her brought dead. Her body was taken to Victoria hospital for a post-mortem.
Citizens staged a protest against negligent driving by BMTC bus drivers.
Rohini's family donated her eyes.
Police have arrested driver Magdum Saab (39) and booked him for causing death by negligence.
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First of all, our Transport minister should resign. He is unfit to run the show. There are more than 5000 BMTC buses which are not fit to run on the street. Volvo buses are in pathetic condition. There is no safety concern taught to BMTC bus drivers. Drivers are not afraid of anybody not even law of the country. Govt can only loot public with tax. What facility does govt gives to tax payers. we people are been harassed like anything. I dont know which fool must be running the Govt Workshop, how pathetic that would be. The body built for the buses also not upto the mark. Who looks after all these aspects????
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