Hyderabad: A Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) bus rammed a car at a petrol pump in Hyderabad on Thursday, September 10, while trying to avoid an autorickshaw.
The accident occurred in Bastinagaram, Abdullapurmet, when the bus veered off the road at around 11 am. There were no casualties.
A video shared on social media showed the bus ramming the car and causing extensive damage to the petrol pump. A mini truck ahead of the car was also pushed forward by a few meters.
Based on a complaint from the petrol pump manager, the Abdullahpurmet Police registered a case under Section 125 (A) of the BNS.
The police booked RTC bus driver Pratap Reddy for rash and negligent driving. When asked if Reddy was drunk at the time of the accident, the police denied it. “The bus was on its way to Choutuppal from Dilsukhnagar,” police told Siasat.com.
New video from TGSRTC
Meanwhile, the road transport authority released a new video showing a different angle of the episode.
The accident occurred because the RTC driver tried to avoid a collision with another car making a U-turn and did not slow down for the bus.
“Indisciplined driving of the car and the irregular parking of the truck are responsible for the accident,” TGSRTC said in a statement.
