A blatant disregard by the very person tasked with the responsibility of getting people safely from one place to another, in a public transport vehicle, put the lives of people at risk when a BRTS driver could not stop himself from watching an IPL match while driving. 

In a shocking incident in Ahmedabad, a BRTS (Bus Rapid Transit System) driver was seen watching an Indian Premier League (IPL) match while driving on the Anjali Char Rasta-Maninagar route.

After the video of the bus driver went viral, the Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC) took action and suspended the accused driver.

Moreover, the contractor Chartered Speed Pvt Ltd was fined ₹1 lakh by the authorities and closed the incident.

Though the AMC did not have an answer for this breach of protocols by the driver, the transport manager and deputy municipal commissioner, Arjav Shah, said that a training programme was held for AMTS and BRTS bus drivers in January 2024.

Notably, on Apr 19, an AMTS driver ran over a two-wheeler driver to death in Behrampura, Ahmedabad.

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