Four FIRs against rogue bus drivers

Kolkata | Thursday | 28th March, 2019

Summary:

While Shyambazar traffic guard recorded 27 deaths, Ultadanga recorded 23 deaths. A third case, this time at the Jorabagan police station, found a minibus on Salt Lake-Japani Gate dangerously overtaking other buses by breaking the bus bay.Sergeants told TOI that bus drivers have now resorted to a new plea to avoid their licence being seized. KOLKATA: In an effort to curb bus accidents on the Ultadanga-Shyambazar-Maniktala stretch, which has witnessed multiple fatal accidents in the past one month, the Ultadanga Shyambazar and Jorabagan traffic guards have got together to start an intensive drive against dangerous driving by bus drivers.On Tuesday, sergeants from these guards lodged four FIRs within a span of two hours in the afternoon against the drivers. TimesView This type of a sustained campaign, even when there has been no major accident, is the right approach to solving this problem. They also don’t reclaim them as they know that if we get the licence, we can suspend it..