Alert KSRTC driver Shabbir Ahmad saves 40 passengers' lives
DHARWAD: A KSRTC bus driver Shabbir Ahmed Mattewale accorded a grand felicitation by passengers and public for saving the lives of as many as 40 passengers here on Thursday.
According to a report, Shabbir was driving a city bus from CBT to Karnatak University on Thursday. He was crossing the railway gate near Sri Nagar which was kept open for traffic movement. Suddenly, passengers noticed a speeding train approaching the railway crossing.
While the passengers started screaming, driver Shabbir, with his presence of mind, pressed the accelerator and drove the bus across the track to safety. The bus and the passengers had a narrow escape from a major accident.
The gate-man said he did not receive any signal on the arrival of the train, and hence, the railway gates on either side were kept open. At the same time, the loco pilot of the train was reportedly running the train without blowing the horn.
However, the South Western Railway has ordered an inquiry into the incident.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
