Don't cry over spilt milk

03 August,2010 07:43 AM IST |   |  Madhusudan Maney

A milk van carrying 15.5 thousand litres of milk was hit by a BMTC bus on Hosur Road around 11.30 pm.


A milk van carrying 15.5 thousand litres of milk was hit by au00a0 BMTC bus on Hosur Road around 11.30 pm.

The 35-year-old driver of the milk van Hanumantharaju was injured in the collision.

Nayaz Baig, an auto rickshaw driver who was near the accident spot, said, "I was having a cup of tea. I rushed to the spot along with a few others and pulled out the driver. He got a few injuries on his leg and was bleeding.

The BMTC's windshield was smashed in the accident at Hosur Road.


We sent him to a nearby hospital for treatment."

None of the 25 passengers in the BMTC bus, were injured and were sent in another bus.


Traffic Sub-Inspector Mahadevaiah, said, "The BMTC bus driver is at fault." The driver of the bus Nagaraj S Patil (28) claims that the milk van was coming at a high speed and after the accident he was beaten up.

A case has been lodged at the Siddapura police station.
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