Despite the recent school
bus accident that occurred in Balli injuring several young innocent students,
the KTC "Mhaji Bus" scheme buses on the State route continue to drive
in a rash and negligent manner. A citizen travelling on a Margao to Canacona
bus complaines that the driver was driving in an extremely rash negligent
manner posing serious danger to the lives of its commuters and the general
public.
The incident happened on
Saturday December 9, 2023 morning around 11.30 am.
The KTC "Mhaji
Bus" was heading towards Canacona from the Margao Kamat hotel bus stop.
Concerned citizens asked
who's responsible for this particular serious issue of rash and dangerous driving.
Will this particular KTC "Mhaji Bus" scheme driver license be
immediately suspended and cancelled and the bus permits withdrawn and
cancelled? Or will someone have to die and be killed for our government
authorities to take the necessary strict action against this particular
habitual offenders.
It may be noted that
several school students and commuters travelling on town to village routes have
been complaining and of overcrowding and rash driving by bus operators.
However, there is no respite to concerned passengers.
The Road Transport Office
of South Goa and the taluka level offices are helplessly understaffed and
without resources to conduct any sort of enforcement drives.
The issue of the safety
of passengers in public transport has come back to the fore after the Bal Rath
accident that happened in Balli injuring several innocent school students.