Bus jumps depot barricade and runs over passengers; 3 killed

Press Trust of India  |  Ahmedabad 

Three persons, including two women, were killed and one was injured when a state transport bus ran over them after jumping the platform at a bus depot in district of Monday, police said.

During parking, the bus jumped the and entered the platform where passengers were standing, killing two on the spot, while one more died at the hospital, the said.

The incident took palce in city, around 280 km from here.

The deceased include two women, he said.

"People were waiting on the platform when a local state transport bus rammed into the and jumped over the platform while parking," of police B S Mori said.

The fled the spot soon after the incident, he said.

"We are not sure if the did this deliberately, as the brakes of the bus had not failed. We can only know this after arresting the driver, who managed to flee the spot taking the benefit of the crowd," Mori said.

The deceased were identified as Varshaben Halpati (30), Bhadraben Patel (54) and one Kanubhai Vekariya (age not known), police said.

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First Published: Mon, December 24 2018. 23:15 IST