Hyderabad: An RTC bus rammed into a bike killing two persons near the bus stop number 6 at Amberpet on Monday. The brakes of the bus had failed.
The bus, which was taking a right turn, hit the bike in front of it. One of the deceased was identified as Nageshwar Reddy, 45, a labourer. His aide is yet to be identified.
Amberpet SI Baghwanth Reddy said that at around 4.40 pm, a bus from Uppal depot stopped at the bus stop. The two victims who were on a bike, were right behind that bus.
“When they stopped, a bus from Chengicherla depot, whose brakes failed, rammed into their bike,” said Baghwanth Reddy.
The bus after hitting the bike, also rammed into the bus from Uppal depot that had stopped. A case for negligence leading to death was registered against the driver. The bus was seized and the driver arrested. “When we questioned the driver, he said that the brake failed,” police said.
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Ban on RTC strike for 6 months
With the strike notice from all the eight unions threatening to derail the public transport system during the Sankranti season, APSRTC has now been brought under the Essential Services category by the order.
“The government considered that in the public interest, it is necessary and expedient to prohibit strikes in any service under the APSRTC for a period of six months. Therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the AP Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1971 (AP Act 20 of 1971), the government prohibits strikes under the APSRTC constituted under the RTC Act, 1950 for six months with immediate effect,” read the order.
