ST bus fall off bridge near Vyara in Gujarat

Vyara

In yet another accident involving a bus of Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (ST bus), over 40 passengers were injured today when it fell off a bridge near Kathvad Patiya close to Vyara, the district headquarter of Tapi district.

However, in a miraculous way despite the speeding bus falling in to a water stream below from a height of over 20 ft no loss of life took place.

Superintendent of the ST in Surat region, D C Rajguru said that the bus number GJ- 18- Y- 7794 was going to Ahmedabad from Nijhar town of Tapi district. ‘At around 7 am this morning the driver suddenly lost control of the steering while the bus was on the bridge. The bus with around 45 passengers in it fell off the bridge. Most of the people sustained minor injuries and were discharged from hospital in Vyara after primary treatment while three seriously injured including a woman and the driver of the bus have been sent to Surat civil hospital for better treatment,’ he said.

It may be recalled that on Feb 5 this year, 44 people, almost half of them women, were killed in a similar incident which turned in to a major tragedy when a ST bus going from Navsari to Ukai fell off the bridge on Purna river near Supa village on Bardoli road under Navsari rural police station of the district.

– DeshGujarat