Preliminary investigation revealed that rash and negligent driving caused the accident in Vallarpadam

The preliminary investigation by the Mulavukad police revealed that rash and negligent driving by the driver caused the accident in which a private bus went out of control and crashed into the rear of an ambulance and two container trucks in Vallarpadam during peak evening hours last Monday, injuring people 50 passengers.

A day after the accident, a video emerged of the driver screaming that he had lost control of the bus and passengers on the bus shouting at drivers in front of the bus to get out of the lane because the bus had suffered brake failure have.

“We have completed the inspection of the vehicle and have reached a preliminary conclusion that the driver’s intentional and negligent driving caused the accident and not necessarily brake failure. Even if there was brake damage, it was the driver’s responsibility to carefully inspect the brake and ensure that it was in perfect condition. He had no control over the vehicle from the moment he maneuvered the slope,” Mulavukad police sources said.

However, police have not yet filed a report with the motor vehicle department. This takes place after the witness statements have been recorded and an expert report has been obtained. The allegations made by the police against the bus driver remain.

He was charged under Section 281 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (drives a vehicle or travels on a public way in a manner so rash or negligent as to endanger human life or create a risk of injury or injury to any other person) 125 (a) (causing injury by an act so rash or negligent as to endanger the lives of people or the personal safety of others) and 125(b) (causing serious injury by an act so rash or negligent). that it endangers the lives of people or the personal safety of others (safety of others).

The first information report (FIR) was registered by the police based on a complaint from a woman whose elder daughter had broken her legs in the ambulance and whose granddaughter also suffered a hand injury. The plaintiff herself injured her hand and leg. They were among the passengers with serious injuries.

According to the FIR, the bus, which was driven rashly by the driver, rammed the rear of the ambulance in front while descending over the second Goshree bridge before hitting two container trucks and a motorcyclist, who was also injured in the accident.