AMTS accident

Distressing visuals emerge today of a gruesome fatal accident between an AMTS bus and a two-wheeler that took place on Apr 19 in the Behrampura area of Ahmedabad.

Navin Patel, a resident of the city’s Maninagar area, was crossing the road on his two-wheeler near the Bhulabhai Park crossroad when an AMTS bus oncoming from his left side at high speed rammed into his vehicle.

The front and rear tyres of the bus ran over the deceased, killing him on the spot.

CCTV footage of this incident has recently surfaced, which shows the AMTS bus driver fleeing the spot after the accident. However, they were later apprehended.

52-year-old Patel, a timber businessman, was returning from  his mill and was en route to his home to collect a file when the unfortunate incident occurred.

Private operator-run AMTS buses cause accidents

A total of 27 minor and major accidents have been caused by AMTS buses in the city in the last month. These accidents have till now claimed two lives.

Ahmedabad’s AMTS buses are run by private operators, which are causing accidents daily.

A preliminary investigation revealed that the agency of the bus that caused this accident was Arham Travels.

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