Odisha: Bus driver dies of cardiac arrest, heroic last-moment maneuver saves 48 passengers
Phulbani (PTI): Forty-eight passengers of an overnight bus to Bhubaneswar had a close shave as their driver, who suffered a cardiac arrest, applied his presence of mind and crashed the vehicle into a wall, bringing it to a halt before breathing his last, police said on Saturday.
The incident happened near Paburia village in Kandhamal district on Friday night, they said.
The driver of the bus, identified as Sana Pradhan, started having chest pain while driving, and lost control of the steering, they said.
"He realised that he would not be able to drive further. So, he crashed the vehicle against a roadside wall, following which it came to a stop, and the lives of the passengers could be saved," said Kalyanamayee Sendha, the inspector-in-charge of Tikabali police station.
The private bus, 'Maa Laxmi', usually plies from Sarangarh in Kandhamal to state capital Bhubaneswar via G Udayagiri every night, she said.
After the incident, he was rushed to a nearby hospital but doctors there declared him dead due to cardiac arrest, police said.
The bus left with the passengers for its destination a while later with another driver at the wheel, they said.
The body of Pradhan was handed over to his family after a post-mortem examination, they added.
An investigation has also been started, Sendha said.
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Mangaluru: Bajpe police arrests young man for alleged derogatory posts against police
Bajpe: Police have arrested a youth for allegedly posting derogatory and defamatory content against the Bajpe police on social media.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abhishek M. (23), a resident of Katipalla, Surathkal.
According to the police, Abhishek posted a photograph of Bajpe Nisarga Hotel on his Instagram account mr_a_titude_22, alleging that accused persons in a murder case under the jurisdiction of the Bajpe police station were being treated “like royalty” by the police and were being served beef meals from the hotel every day. In his post, he further accused the police of colluding with criminals and misusing their authority, stating that public trust in the police was being betrayed.
Following which, the Bajpe police registered a case and arrested the accused.
Police records reveal that Abhishek is already facing multiple criminal cases. A case of murder, attempt to murder, assault and robbery has been registered against him at the Surathkal police station. At the same time, a robbery case has also been registered at the Kaup police station.
After his arrest, Abhishek was handed over to the custody of the CEN police for further investigation. He was later produced before a court, police said.
