Karnataka bus accident: MLA B. P. Yatnal wants government to conduct safety audit of all buses

Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal wants the authorities of Karnataka to bid an enquiry into the information of each buses and instrumentality strict enactment against companies that are operating vehicles without information measures.

His comments came successful the aftermath of an mishap involving a motortruck and a sleeper autobus successful Chitradurga district, which claimed the lives of six persons.

“It is precise disturbing that buses catching occurrence has go common. The authorities should enactment powerfully against each and each long-route bus, that is simply a sleeper, semi-sleeper and only-sitting, tally by backstage operators oregon the State-owned transport undertakings, similar KSRTC. If immoderate autobus is recovered violating information protocols, their licence should beryllium cancelled and their owners should beryllium jailed. If the State Government shows leniency against specified offenders, it volition proceed to sacrifice the information of commuters,’’ helium told reporters successful Vijayapura connected December 25.