Speeding car runs over mother and son in Ahmedabad: Police launch search for driver
Ahmedabad: In Ahmedabad, a 38-year-old woman and her 12-year-old son suffered severe injuries after being run over by a speeding car on New Science Road on Sunday evening.
The accident took place near Shreeji Party Plot, where the family was walking after parking their two-wheeler. CCTV footage shows the car veering to the left and hitting the mother and son, who were walking along the side of the road.
The husband, Ranjitsinh Bhalgariya, who was also present, narrowly escaped the accident. He immediately pulled his injured wife, Jeevu, and son, Pritraj, from under the vehicle before the driver fled towards Bhadaj Circle.
Jeevu sustained serious injuries to her head and back, while Pritraj was injured in the head, chest, abdomen, and limbs. They were rushed to Zydus Hospital for treatment. The A Division Traffic Police have registered a case and are investigating the incident, using CCTV footage to trace the vehicle and the unidentified driver.
On Science Road, #Ahmedabad, a family was walking—man on the right, child in the middle, woman on the left—when a speeding car suddenly struck the mother and child from behind, sending them airborne.
— Kumar Manish (@kumarmanish9) September 17, 2024
Both grievously injured.
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BMTC collects over Rs 19 lakh as fine from those travelling without tickets, occupying ladies seat
Bengaluru (PTI): The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has collected over Rs 19 lakh as a penalty from 10,069 passengers who were penalised for travelling without tickets and occupying seats exclusively reserved for ladies in the last three months, officials said on Thursday.
The checking staff of BMTC have intensified checking of buses operated in and around Bengaluru City to detect ticketless travelling by passengers, they said.
According to BMTC, during the months of August, September and October, the checking staff checked 57,219 trips and penalised 8,891 ticketless passengers by collecting Rs 17,96,030 as penalty and 5,268 cases were booked against conductors for their dereliction of duty.
During the same period, they have also penalised 1,178 male passengers for occupying seats exclusively reserved for lady passengers and imposed fines by collecting Rs 1,17,800 in accordance with the KMV (Karnataka Motor Vehicle) Rules of the MV Act of 1988.
"In total, during the months of August, September and October, 10,069 passengers were penalised and Rs 19,13,830 was collected," the BTMC officials stated.
