Thiruvananthapuram : Police have arrested KSRTC driver currently on charges of manslaughter for causing death of two youths in a sandwiched run between the bus and a lorry. The victims are Adarsh and Sabith. The driver, CL Ouseph of Pattikkad, Thrissur attached to Wadakanchery Depot.
The incident took place on 7th Feb when the KSRTC bus bound for Wadakancherry was overtaking a lorry and hit the youths’ bike that was riding in between itself and the truck.
The visuals of the accident viralled on social media. The footage shows the bus jerking to its rightt and hitting the bike while overtaking the lorry – a maneuver viewed as out of ordinary especially given that, the bus had a lot vacant space to its left and yet sandwiched the bikers dangerously. Following the hit, bike then hit the lorry and slid to under the bus and were crushed to death in a moment.
The relatives of the deceased youths approached authorities for detailed investigation. As per passenger accounts, the driver and the the bikers had argued prior to the hit.
