Bus collides with underbridge pillar in Ahmedabad, splits into two pieces

AHMEDABAD: A bus on Wednesday collided with a pillar of an underpass in the Akhbarnagar area in Ahmedabad. The Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) Vehicle split into two pieces.

According to reports, the accident occurred between 2 pm and 2.15 pm at an underpass in Akhbarnagar when the BRTS bus crashed into the pillar of the underpass cutting the front portion of the bus into half.

Reportedly, The BRTS bus was heading towards RTO from Akhbarnagar and it had dropped off all the passengers at a bus stand before the incident.

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According to the Ahmedabad BRTS General Manager Vishal Khanama, no passengers were on the bus during the accident. However, the driver and the supervisor present during the accident inside the bus sustained injuries and have been admitted to the Civil hospital in Asarwa. 

As per officials, both the driver and supervisor have received minor injuries and are out of danger.

Khanama also informed, “Some mechanical fault in the bus’ brakes could have been possible or the driver might have lost control over the steering. But no technical fault was detected before the bus left the depot. The driver could be at fault but it would be only clear after investigations. The collision also had a major impact on the bus as it is a steep underpass and there is no road divider that could have slowed the bus before hitting the wall or the pillar.”

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