Bhubaneswar, August 18: In a tragic incident, a young biker on Friday was crushed to death under a MoBus in Bhubaneswar.
The road mishap took place at the Pradhan Sahi village under the Airfield Police limit in the evening.
Following the accident, the errant mob reportedly raised a protest against the alleged driver and sought compensation for the lost life.
The deceased has been identified as a native of the Andharua area, said police.
Sources said, a speeding MoBus tossed a bike-laden youth violently at the Pradhan Sahi square. As a result, the biker came under the bus and was crushed to death on the spot. Being informed, raged locals staged a protest on the spot and urged the CRUT to grant a sizeable ex-gratia to the deceased’s family members. At the same time, they demanded stringent action against the reckless bus pilot.
Worth mentioning, a couple of fatal accidents, caused by the MoBuses were reported earlier wherein a number of lives were lost due to the sheer carelessness of the drivers. An AIIMS Doctor had a close shave a few weeks ago when a MoBus rammed into his slow-pacing car in the Aiginia area. Apart from it, a number of casualties are recorded almost every day across the Twin Cities Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, for the speedy take off of buses on the busy and clumsy roads here.
