Bengaluru bus driver suffers seizure mid-route, loses control near Chinnaswamy Stadium, watch chilling video of crash
In a tragic road accident, BMTC bus driver suffered seizure mid-route. He lost control of the vehicle near Bengaluru's Chinnaswamy Stadium and rammed into multiple vehicles after accidentally pressing the accelerator. Watch chilling video of crash here
A tragic road accident near M Chinnaswamy Stadium shocked Bengaluru residents. The incident was reported on Saturday, October 11, after a Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) electric bus driver collapsed mid-route after suffering a sudden seizure while driving. The chain collision involving multiple vehicles, including two-wheelers, was caught on camera.
The nerve wrecking incident was caught on camera and the video clip has gone viral. The CCTC footage of the incident shows bus driver accidently pressing the accelerator after sudden seizure. As can be seen in the video captured on the camera installed inside the bus, the vehicle goes out of control and rams into nine vehicles ahead of it.
An account named Karnataka Portfolio in a post on X stated, “CCTV footage surfaced today shows the BMTC bus driver suddenly suffering a seizure, accidentally pressing the accelerator and losing control of the vehicle. The conductor tried to stop the bus, but the incident happened too fast.”
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“Fortunately, no injuries were reported. The driver, who experienced the medical emergency, was immediately shifted to a nearby hospital and is out of danger,” The Hindu quoted a BMTC official as saying.
According to BMTC officials, the road accident was caused by the driver’s sudden health condition, but all affected vehicle owners are safe. BMTC official noted, “No harm was caused to anyone, and all are safe." As per PTI report, the driver was taken to the hospital and is out of danger.
BMTC bus runs over nine-year-old
In another unrelated incident, a nine-year-old girl was allegedly killed on the same day after being run over by a BMTC bus near Panchajanya Vidya Peeta School in Rajajinagar. The victim, identified as Bhuvana, was crossing the road with her two sisters when the incident occurred.
According to senior police officer, she sustained severe head injuries in the incident and was rushed to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.
A case has been registered for further investigation and to trace the absconding driver, police said.