RTC bus, lorry collides; 25 injured

Hyderabad: Early on Saturday, an RTC bus and a lorry were collided with each other at Rangampet in East Godavari district. In this accident, as many as 25 passengers have been sternly injured. The driver of the lorry has been crushed inside the cabin of the lorry. The police have been striving hard to get him out from the lorry. Due to this accident, almost the vehicles have been chunked for a length of 4km in either direction. The subject RTC Bus was on its way to Rajahmundry from Kakinada. The other victims have been rushed to a nearby hospital. More details are awaited.

Nowadays, the RTC buses which have been otherwise known for safety are also involved in so many accidents. In the recent days, as many as 5 such accidents have come into the light. It is worth recollecting that on Friday morning also, an RTC bus was thumped by a lorry in a head-on collision happened on the Rajiv Highway at Kukunuripalli of Kondapaka mandal in Medak district. In this accident, while two persons died on the spot, 15 others sustained insensitive injuries. The RTC bus belongs to Vemulavada depot was on its way to Hyderabad, while the lorry was on its way to Karimnagar at that time when this accident took place. The victims have been rushed to a nearby hospital with the help of the local people.

These days mishaps have been on a rise. Let it be a mishap on the road or otherwise, the main reason turns to be the reckless attitude of the people. There is a need to exact the situation so as to prevent the accidents. Surely, if timely preventive measures would have been adopted, most of the accidents could have been avoided. The people need to be educated. Better and wide publicity through the mass media channels may be opted for the same. Entertainment-Education concepts are most befitting in this case and will surely prove effective.